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11.15.2007
Woodpecker
I have seen a few of these guys lately- I am not sure if it is a hairy or downy woodpecker.....any ornithologists want to guess?
I concur; Red-bellied Woodpecker (although I always wondered why the red cap on the head when it's called "red-bellied"). The downy and hairy have a lot more black and white up over the head/neck.
We get lots of these in my parent's backyard in Lancaster. Lots of all 3 types, actually.
I must agree- I thought the hairy picture was not red enough on the head, but I didn't think to check out the red-bellied pictures...Ryan- you can start the Google birds =)
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Melanerpes carolinus, female Red-bellied Woodpecker?
http://www.crowleymuseumnaturectr.org/images/red%20bellied%20woodpecker.jpg
http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/site/backyard_birds/bird_id/red_bellied_woodpecker.aspx
There really should be a google birds...
The links didn't work right, here is another try:
From the Crowley Museum &
Nature Center
From Bird Watchers Digest.
I concur; Red-bellied Woodpecker (although I always wondered why the red cap on the head when it's called "red-bellied"). The downy and hairy have a lot more black and white up over the head/neck.
We get lots of these in my parent's backyard in Lancaster. Lots of all 3 types, actually.
I must agree- I thought the hairy picture was not red enough on the head, but I didn't think to check out the red-bellied pictures...Ryan- you can start the Google birds =)
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