Photography
Related: About this forumlineated woodpecker in action.....
...in the 2nd photo, he is clearing debris from the hole he is making for a nest in a cecropia tree right outside my door.
marybourg
(13,193 posts)Gato Moteado
(9,936 posts)Solly Mack
(92,893 posts)Gato Moteado
(9,936 posts)Nictuku
(3,871 posts).... but there are only a few I have seen. Gorgeous birds.
I have more a problem with Acorn WoodPeckers, who are daily trying to put acorns into the walls of my house.
Grrrrr
Gato Moteado
(9,936 posts)we have them here in the higher altitudes.
CrispyQ
(38,335 posts)We have Northern Flickers & some neighbors have metal chimneys & when a woodpecker gets going on those it sounds like a machine gun!
CaliforniaPeggy
(152,204 posts)Fantastic photos! I love the action in the second one.
Your images are so sharp and clear.
Can't wait to see them in person!
Gato Moteado
(9,936 posts)yes, you will see some birds here
Rhiannon12866
(222,727 posts)I've been fortunate to see two in my life, one that my grandmother called me to see when I was a little kid and a second one recently. Both were here in Northeastern New York.
RainCaster
(11,573 posts)I have the Pileated all over my woods. They do look similar. But I found this:
An easier-to-see difference between the two species is the white bar above the Lineated's shoulder, which Pileateds don't have. When the Lineated is in museum-presentation position, the white face-streak continues down the neck, then zags back up over the wing forming a conspicuous white V across the black back.
Rhiannon12866
(222,727 posts)All I remember was that they both were the largest woodpeckers that I've ever seen and they're quite rare around here. Next time, if there ever is one, I'll have to look much closer.
pazzyanne
(6,606 posts)The lineated woodpecker is related to the pileated woodpecker.
The lineated woodpecker's range is in Mexico and northern South America, and the pileated woodpecker is found in the United States and Canada.
Gato Moteado
(9,936 posts)....i used to see pileated in south FL and they were friggin' huge.
doc03
(36,758 posts)RainCaster
(11,573 posts)How do the voices compare?
All I've seen are the Pileated, and they have what I would call a very unique voice.
Diamond_Dog
(34,883 posts)The second one, wow! What great shots!
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Gato Moteado
(9,936 posts)AllaN01Bear
(23,102 posts)kadack akkk. adack akkk. i love their call.
3Hotdogs
(13,431 posts)AllaN01Bear
(23,102 posts)CrispyQ
(38,335 posts)It wraps around their brain. The image from this page floated around the FB bird groups a year or so ago.
https://abcbirds.org/blog21/woodpecker-tongues/
2naSalit
(92,908 posts)Gato Moteado
(9,936 posts)niyad
(120,188 posts)Gato Moteado
(9,936 posts)3Hotdogs
(13,431 posts)No safety glasses.
No hearing protection.
Callalily
(15,013 posts)We have red-headed woodpeckers coming to our bird feeder and on rare occasions pileated woodpeckers.
Gato Moteado
(9,936 posts)so far yesterday a pair of parrots tried to steal the cavity nest....the pair of woodpeckers got defensive and one started beating its beak on the tree loudly and charging up the tree at the parrots....while the woodies had their hands full with the parrots, a pair of masked tityras moved in and tried to steal the nest. the parrots and tityras are back this morning and lurking.....the one woody is not leaving the hole unattended now.
CrispyQ
(38,335 posts)AllaN01Bear
(23,102 posts)Callalily
(15,013 posts)CrispyQ
(38,335 posts)Great shots!!
MLAA
(18,633 posts)justaprogressive
(2,469 posts)Southern relation to the Pileated woodpecker...
One stopped by the river house, left before I could get a shot...