A sort of filler bucket. Wanted to look and see what my Image Library had concerning woodpeckers. :)
The most common woodpeckers I see here in the northeastern US are the very similar looking Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers.
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Getting a closer picture of a Pileated is a sort of bucket goal.
Northern Flickers are also not that uncommon. One major difference regarding them is that they are also ground feeders (eating ants for instance) as compared to the hairy and downy which pretty much exclusively feed in trees.
The sapsuckers are known for drilling holes in trees in order to eat tree sap. They also eat insects and other things as well.
Woodpeckers will “drum" on hollow tree trunks or another surface that resonates to indicate territorial claims. A sapsucker once discovered that my brother’s propane tank made a excellent (and loud) drumming location and spent a number of occasions using it — bong bong bong bong.
And a few more at the same suet feeder to show the size difference. And also the sexual difference since in these two species the males have a red patch on the back of their heads.
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