ML254484891

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Two photos, provididing different angles of regard, are herewith in order to carefully document this species. They clearly differentiate it from Red-bellied Woodpecker because of the barring on the bird's flanks, which is NOT present on Red-bellied Woodpecker, which, anyhow, is rarely seen this far south. The other bird shown in the second photo (i.e., the one providing a back-side view of Ladder-backed Woodpecker) is a GOLDEN-FRONTED WOODPECKER. (It is higher on the feeder than the Ladder-backed and is off the the left). The Golden-fronted's bill is shown from below, obviating the possibility of seeing the small golden patch that lies immediately above the base of the upper mandible in Golden-fronted Woodpecker. The throat, breast, flanks, and belly of this second woodpecker species are entirely unmarked, as in Golden-fronted Woodpecker, and this bird lacks the dark flank markings of Ladder-backed Woodpecker. Those flank markings are visible in the photo of Latter-backed Woodpecker that provides a side view (i.e., the first photo). The other two birds in the first photo of the Ladder-backed are the underside of a Great Kiskadee and a Red-winged Blackbird seemingly taking wing.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 10D

ISO

400

Focal length

300 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/5.6

Shutter speed

1/125 sec

Dimensions

3072 pixels x 2048 pixels

Original file size

855.36 KB