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
(13,374 posts)Gato Moteado
(10,005 posts)Solly Mack
(94,862 posts)Gato Moteado
(10,005 posts)Nictuku
(4,175 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
(10,005 posts)we have them here in the higher altitudes.
CrispyQ
(39,529 posts)We have Northern Flickers & some neighbors have metal chimneys & when a woodpecker gets going on those it sounds like a machine gun!
CaliforniaPeggy
(153,599 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
(10,005 posts)yes, you will see some birds here
Rhiannon12866
(232,917 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
(12,714 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
(232,917 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
(6,669 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
(10,005 posts)....i used to see pileated in south FL and they were friggin' huge.
doc03
(37,744 posts)RainCaster
(12,714 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
(36,728 posts)The second one, wow! What great shots!
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Gato Moteado
(10,005 posts)AllaN01Bear
(24,857 posts)kadack akkk. adack akkk. i love their call.
3Hotdogs
(14,113 posts)AllaN01Bear
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CrispyQ
(39,529 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
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Gato Moteado
(10,005 posts)niyad
(123,434 posts)Gato Moteado
(10,005 posts)3Hotdogs
(14,113 posts)No safety glasses.
No hearing protection.
Callalily
(15,106 posts)We have red-headed woodpeckers coming to our bird feeder and on rare occasions pileated woodpeckers.
Gato Moteado
(10,005 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
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AllaN01Bear
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Callalily
(15,106 posts)CrispyQ
(39,529 posts)Great shots!!
MLAA
(19,146 posts)justaprogressive
(3,420 posts)Southern relation to the Pileated woodpecker...
One stopped by the river house, left before I could get a shot...