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Female Pileated Woodpecker

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Female Pileated Woodpecker
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  • Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
  • Exposure Time: 1/250 sec
  • Aperture Value: F22
  • Flash: Flash did not fire, auto
  • Focal Length: 300.0 mm
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sunflower said:

I live near Houston, TX where we also have Pileated Woodpeckers. How do you tell the difference between the male and female?

8:51 AM on March 10, 2008
 

Jen said:

If you look at her "forehead" she has grey between the red and her beak.  The male's crest is all red to the beak and he has red "cheek" patches where she has black.

Jen

9:51 AM on March 10, 2008
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