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Friday, March 15, 2019

March 15, 2019

Location: Ocala National Forest

I am a Downy Woodpecker
The Red-Cockaded looks similar to me.
But I don't have a large white cheek patch,
And I'm less of a rarity.

Sources: Cornell Lab All About Birds - Compare Red-cockaded and Downy Woodpecker
Audubon Guide to North American Birds - Red-cockaded Woodpecker

Photo and text © 2018 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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