Just as expected, the dead Guanacaste Tree that we recently trimmed has invited a host of birds that are easy to spot and photograph. This morning we were lucky enough to see (and hear!) this female Pale-Billed Woodpecker, 50 feet from the bunkhouse, while bird watching at Lower Dover Jungle Lodge in Belize.
Birds of Belize by H. Lee Jones describes the Pale-Billed Woodpecker as “large with a bushy, rounded crest and red head; lateral white line from neck through scapulars to lower back; barred underparts; whitish bill and pale yellow eyes” Jones goes onto indentify this bird as a female due to the presence of black on the woodpecker’s head.
That is a ‘striking’ bird!
Amazing bird! You got some great pics.
this is so so cutttte! and it reminds me of a slim version of angry bird, lool
Very cool!