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Tuesday, February 9, 2016

FEMALE DOWNY WOODPECKER, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN, NAPLES, FL

   The female Downy Woodpecker does not have a red spot on back of the head, while the male does.


MALE YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN, NAPLES, FL

   We can ID this woodpecker as a male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker by the red crown and red neck (the female has a white neck).  The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker is a new species to our Life List, which now stands at 265.


OSPREY ON NEST, NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN, NAPLES, FL

   The nest use to be much larger, but much of it was destroyed in recent storms.  The Osprey seems to be in a very peculiar position.