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
(12,633 posts)Gato Moteado
(9,864 posts)Solly Mack
(90,773 posts)Gato Moteado
(9,864 posts)Nictuku
(3,614 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
(9,864 posts)we have them here in the higher altitudes.
CrispyQ
(36,478 posts)We have Northern Flickers & some neighbors have metal chimneys & when a woodpecker gets going on those it sounds like a machine gun!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,636 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
(9,864 posts)yes, you will see some birds here
Rhiannon12866
(205,491 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
(10,884 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
(205,491 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
(6,556 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
(9,864 posts)....i used to see pileated in south FL and they were friggin' huge.
doc03
(35,347 posts)RainCaster
(10,884 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
(32,006 posts)The second one, wow! What great shots!
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Gato Moteado
(9,864 posts)AllaN01Bear
(18,261 posts)kadack akkk. adack akkk. i love their call.
3Hotdogs
(12,391 posts)AllaN01Bear
(18,261 posts)CrispyQ
(36,478 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
(86,647 posts)Gato Moteado
(9,864 posts)niyad
(113,343 posts)Gato Moteado
(9,864 posts)3Hotdogs
(12,391 posts)No safety glasses.
No hearing protection.
Callalily
(14,890 posts)We have red-headed woodpeckers coming to our bird feeder and on rare occasions pileated woodpeckers.
Gato Moteado
(9,864 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
(36,478 posts)AllaN01Bear
(18,261 posts)Callalily
(14,890 posts)CrispyQ
(36,478 posts)Great shots!!
MLAA
(17,298 posts)justaprogressive
(2,192 posts)Southern relation to the Pileated woodpecker...
One stopped by the river house, left before I could get a shot...