Though Black-cheeked Woodpecker seems to be more common around Atenas for me, this species may be the second most common woodpecker, at least in my garden.
Hoffmann’s Woodpecker, Atenas, Costa RicaHoffmann’s Woodpecker, Atenas, Costa Rica
Possibly the most seen woodpecker in my garden is this Hoffmann's Woodpecker, Melanerpes hoffmannii (eBird link), distinctive with it's gold nape and for the male (this photo) a bright red crown! It is exclusively in Costa Rica and Nicaragua with a few strays into El Salvador and Honduras. See some…
This Black-cheeked Woodpecker, Melanerpes pucherani (my gallery link) is possibly the woodpecker I've seen the most of in my 10 years in Costa Rica, out of 13 species found here, and in the above-linked gallery I have photos of this one from 9 different locations (all on the Caribbean Slope).…
On September 30 after my house was fumigated for ants, I spent the night at our little neighborhood Hotel Colinas del Sol and though cloudy and getting dark, I got some shadowy shots of 3 birds and two butterflies seen below. Nothing spectacular, but nature is almost everywhere waiting to…
I LOVE Woodpeckers!!!
The SPOOKY creatures was so much fun!!!
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