The Lineated Woodpecker or Dryocopus lineatus (eBird link) is one of the more colorful woodpeckers found throughout Central America and in most of South America, standing out with their bright red head of hair! Here he is often confused with the less frequent Pale-billed Woodpecker, found only in Central America and southern Mexico, but his black face and the white neck line running all the way to his bill quickly distinguish him from the Pale-billed which cannot be identified by the bill because both have pale bills! 🙂 My Lineated Woodpecker Gallery shows that I’ve seen him all over Costa Rica including more than once here in my garden where this one was photographed in my Cecropia Tree last week, my favorite bird tree! 🙂
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The featured photo above is a Lineated Woodpecker pecking away on a woodpecker hole that I think was already there with him enlarging it. It’s uphill from my house yesterday morning, an overcast day not really good for photos. But I tried anyway. Then along comes the smaller Hoffman’s Woodpecker (below photos) making a big fuss with the bigger woodpecker. I’m guessing that the hole was maybe the smaller bird’s home and he was fussing at the bigger “bully” taking over his home. I don’t know that for sure, but he was sure making a lot of noise and ruffling his feathers threateningly while the larger bird just kept working, ignoring the smaller bird. So, does another bully take over?
“The smaller the creature, the bolder its spirit.”
― Suzy Kassem
See my galleries for both the Lineated Woodpecker and the Hoffman’s Woodpecker photographed all over Costa Rica with much better images than these! 🙂
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¡Pura Vida!
Bienvenidos!
Welcome! is the translation for you English-only-speakers and one of the new Tico residents of Roca Verde decided that since he lives in the first house inside Roca Verde main gate he would contribute to the neighborhood with this nice welcome sign at 101 Roca Verde just across a little valley from my house at 105 (and he too overlooks the cow pasture). I can’t remember, but don’t think I have shown his welcome sign on the blog yet.
Also inside the main gate (before his sign and at edge of the cow pasture) is the above lovely shaped tree that just lost its leaves and is renewing them now in our sort of a Spring. Walking to town this morning I walked by the tree that I have always liked the shape of and decided on a cell phone photo – above. Then I saw a Lineated Woodpecker in it that soon flew to two of the other trees as I tried to make a photo (below), but I need my big camera for birds! No good photo, but you can see what else is welcoming you inside the Roca Verde gate. 🙂 Bienvenidos!
“Trees are poems that the earth writes upon the sky.”
— Kahlil Gibran
Better photos tomorrow from Arenal Observatory!
🙂
¡Pura Vida!
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Red-lored Parrot Tranquilo Bay Eco Adventure Lodge, Bocas del Toro, Panama |
Red-lored Parrot Tranquilo Bay Eco Adventure Lodge, Bocas del Toro, Panama |
Lineated Woodpecker Tranquilo Bay Eco Adventure Lodge, Bocas del Toro, Panama |
Black-cheeked Woodpecker Tranquilo Bay Eco Adventure Lodge, Bocas del Toro, Panama |
Boat-billed Flycatcher Tranquilo Bay Eco Adventure Lodge, Bocas del Toro, Panama |
There is a slight difference between this flycatcher and the Kiskadee which I will show one of tomorrow. They are easy to confuse!
White-lined Tanager Tranquilo Bay Eco Adventure Lodge, Bocas del Toro, Panama |
The “white line” is on his shoulder and only seen when in flight.
Blue-gray Tanager Tranquilo Bay Eco Adventure Lodge, Bocas del Toro, Panama |
Living slow in the jungles on an island in the Western Atlantic or Western Caribbean Sea. It is very hot and humid and you tire easily but it is a great place with lots of wildness, This afternoon we go to another island for a particular bird found only there, the Snowy Cotinga. Tomorrow we do the first of three trips to the mainland for birds. The two families running the lodge are very accomodating of us and our needs/desires. Cabins are very nice and the food is very good. We are experiencing a Panama version of pura vida!
See my “Trip Gallery”:
2018 Tranquilo Bay, Bocas del Toro, Panama
Birds at Corcovado & Drake Bay
Bare-throated Tiger Heron Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
Scarlet Macaw Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
Great Curassow Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
Black-headed Trogon female Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
Lineated Woodpecker Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
Boat-billed Heron Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica |
Yellow-crowned Night Heron juvenile (no crown yet) Mangrove Forest, Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
Cherrie’s Tanager male Aguila de Osa Inn, Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
Black Vultures waiting for fish above high tide rocks Aguila de Osa Inn, Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
Bananaquit Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
Bananaquit Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
Great-tailed Grackle male Aguila de Osa Inn, Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
We saw some other birds but no good photos because of distance, trees, etc. I did not get any photos of new species for my collection on this trip as hoped. We did see toucans, parrots and many other birds but unable to photograph. Tomorrow I will share photos of other animals seen at Corcovado & Drake Bay.
My TRIPS Photo Gallery on this Drake Bay Trip
See also my BIRDS photo gallery
Lineated Woodpecker
Lineated Woodpecker In my garden, Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica I was thrilled that he was just 2 meters off my deck! AND in the open! (for less than a minute!) I have several shots of this species, but this is best! One at Rancho Naturalista was previous best. And I had a Fair Shot in Panama |
Lineated Woodpecker In tree in my garden, Atenas, Costa Rica This “Peek-a-boo” sighting behind leaves is often all I get. Still makes me happy! |
See my photo gallery of Birds photos made since I moved to Costa Rica. This gallery shows you my number one motivation for moving to and retiring in Costa Rica. I love the birds here!
Birds at Campesinos
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Fiery-billed Aracari Toucan Campesinos Ecolodge, Quebrada Arroyo, Costa Rica |
Yellow-throated Euphonia Campesinos Ecolodge, Quebrada Arroyo, Costa Rica |
Violet-headed Hummingbird Campesinos Ecolodge, Quebrada Arroyo, Costa Rica |
Lineated Woodpecker Campesinos Ecolodge, Quebrada Arroyo, Costa Rica |
Orange-chinned Parakeets Campesinos Ecolodge, Quebrada Arroyo, Costa Rica |
Cherrie’s Tanager male Campesinos Ecolodge, Quebrada Arroyo, Costa Rica NOTE: Passerini’s Tanager male looks the same but lives only on Caribbean side |
Cherrie’s Tanager female Campesinos Ecolodge, Quebrada Arroyo, Costa Rica NOTE: Passerini’s Tanager female is obviously different. |
Yellow-bellied Elaenia Campesinos Ecolodge, Quebrada Arroyo, Costa Rica |
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher (in a room shower) Campesinos Ecolodge, Quebrada Arroyo, Costa Rica |
Black-hooded Antshrike Campesinos Ecolodge, Quebrada Arroyo, Costa Rica |
Social Flycatcher Campesinos Ecolodge, Quebrada Arroyo, Costa Rica |
Beardless Tyrannulet Campesinos Ecolodge, Quebrada Arroyo, Costa Rica |
We saw many more including a beautiful White Hawk, but these are only decent photos. Tomorrow I will share the birds I photographed at Carara National Park and Cerro Lodge, Tarcoles, Costa Rica on my way home for a one night stop.
Birds Galore!
Montezuma Oropendola from the breakfast terrace |
Lineated Woodpecker in front of lodge |
White-necked Jacobin Hummingbird male at breakfast terrace |
Gray-headed Chachalaca joining us for breakfast |
Keel-billed Toucan seen from breakfast terrace |
All of this and much, much more at Rancho Naturalista near Turrialba, Costa Rica.