Woodpeckers – Comparing Four
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I have oodles of Red-bellied Woodpecker photos to still go through (they are everywhere in Everglades City and I cannot resist), but just recently scored photos of three others.
So here’s a photo of each of these four Woodpeckers, from smallest to largest, for a bit of comparison.
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (7.5″/19cm tall)
(photographed on our RV lot 😃)
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Red-bellied Woodpecker (8.5″/21.5cm tall)
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Northern Flicker (15″/38cm tall)
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Pileated Woodpecker (18″/45cm tall)
(the largest of all North America woodpeckers)
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There are a total of 23 species of woodpeckers in North America. Wow, I didn’t know that myself!
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Amazing!!! How beautiful…
Thank you, Isabel!
Four beautiful woodpeckers! I like them a lot. I saw a Downy Woodpecker in my backyard this morning! Was happy to see him. I can imagine you must be elated to photograph four of them. Great captures, my friend. 🙂 👍
Thank you, HJ! Awesome, a Downy!! They are so adorable, I hope you see more of him/her! 😊
That’s a wonderful look at those four, Donna! I’d love to see the Pileated oneday.
Thank you, Deborah! I hope you do, fingers crossed!
Four beauties, that first image is superb!
Thank you, Brian!
I always chuckle when I see your Pileated Woodpecker and remember the cartoon we all loved. something about the look on its face 🙂
Thank you, Ashley! Me too, Woody Woodpecker was a favorite cartoon of mine as well! 😃
I only see one sort of woodpecker so this was a treat.
Very happy you enjoyed them, Tom!
I haven’t seen a red bellied woodpecker yet but have had the pleasure of seeing the others in your fine gallery 😊
When I discovered there were 23 species of woodpeckers, I thought, holy cow, I’ll never see all of them, lol. I’ve only seen eight total so far. 😊
Nice Donna! Always fun to see & photograph woodpeckers!
Thank you, Reed!
Red bellied looks like what I see here all the time. They take over our hummingbird feeder! Go figure! …I like seeing the other varieties of woodpeckers. Great photos!
Thank you, Lisa! I’ve seen woodpeckers on feeders, but not hummingbird feeders, lol. That’s a bit awkward!
I love woodpeckers–just unbelievable the work they do. My favorite is the flicker, though. I always think that its markings are so unique (and confusing).
Thank you, they are amazing birds! I’ve been watching a few drill out nest holes in solid utility poles and cannot believe how fast they are too. 🙂
Cute woodpecker
Thank you!
They are all very nice but as a picture I prefer the first one with the nice bokeh effect.
Thank you, Rudi! I captured that first one on a palm tree truck alongside our RV, sometimes the best happen so close to ‘home’! 🙂
Wow…you got four peckers!!! Amazing work, Donna!!
Thank you, Indira!!
Thank you, Indira!! 😁
Sounds like you have a challenge on your hands there, capturing all 23, (if you haven’t already of course). 😊
That is a big challenge! I’ve only photographed eight of them! 😉
Nice shots, Donna. And for a change, all four of these live in MA and are familiar to me (we also see Downy and Hairy woodpeckers, too). 🙂
Thank you, Eliza! Yay! I knew some of your birds had to vacation in Florida! 😊
Each one of these woodpecker photos is fantastic, Donna!! What a collection!
Thank you, Carol! I saw the sapsucker out my RV window, grabbed my camera and went out to capture it, I was so tickled with that photo! 😊
Wow! We only have 7 of those 23 species here in Connecticut. I love how clear your pictures are so we can see the differences between these 4 of them. 💙
Thank you, Barbara! When the birdies stay still long enough, I don’t do half bad! 😁 😉
How pretty! The trees, too.
It just occurred to me that you are like birds like I am with flowers. I haven’t posted in a while (taking a break) but, spring is here and I will be back to snapping shots.
Thank you, Vic, looking forward to your Spring finds! Happy shooting!!
Great comparison. Lovely photos! I love learning about these woodpeckers!
Thank you! I do too, these guys are such amazing wood drillers, it boggles my mind! (and hurts it too, lol)