Three-toed Woodpecker

[NBDigger]

This guy caught me by surprise. I had never seen one before.

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s176/NBDigger/Three-ToedWoodpecker.jpg

[bromm]

Nice capture of a woody I've never seen before.!

[chubri777]

Nice shot of a Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker.

[pknight]

Nice shot of a Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker.

I was thinking the same thing at first, but the Sapsucker should have a white patch on the wing coverts. This bird does not have such a patch. Also, there is prominent red on the head of both male and female Sapsuckers.

http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i4020id.html

[NBDigger]

I was wondering about that myself, but after checking the books and the internet, a three-toed woodpecker was the closest match.

[Ephily]

This bird is actually a perfect match for the juvenile Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. The American Three-toed Woodpecker will be black, as opposed to this bird, which is brown. It also has solid black wings, for the most part, and a clean white throat, among other things.

[NBDigger]

I didn't run across any juvenile yellow-bellied sapsuckers pics. Maybe that is why it wasn't really frightened of me. Thanks for helping me out Ephily.

[nwyman]

most interesting - as I had one of the very same critters in my trees today and thought it was a female sapsucker. Glad to know it's a juvie.

[canonloader]

Nice4 shot. Those are for sure sapsucker marks on the tree though, whatever the bird is. :)

[akmoose]

Wow, learn something new from this forum everyday. Love it!

[NBDigger]

That is true Ak, I learned to ask for ID

[johnkermit1]

sweet! seems like dejavu
i have the S3....my fist good bird pics were of a YBsapsucka
one didnt care that i was just below her, and i got good feather details.
the male, was on a tree a bit away, and OOF a bit. check it out if you like
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=409287
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=409284
i should have used some flash one that male....:-)

[NBDigger]

Thanks John, i'll check them out.

[johnkermit1]

coolsville!
mine arent great...it was a first attempt at birds in a dimly lit forested area in my parents back yard. i like seeing other s3 owners here on the forum..we gotta start somewhere.

[NBDigger]

It is nice seeing other s3 owners on here. My s3 is still a big improvement over my A70. When it comes to the better stuff, I can still dream. I really like your refraction pics on flickr.

[johnkermit1]

thanks ! i appreciated that...
if you like thos, you will be blown away by thos posted by Alistair, and Brian V
i cant seem to find them in the threads, but if you search refraction, you will see.
but thanks for compliment!
i agree that my S3 is an improvement to the 15$ cmaera i had before! lol
i appreciate your time! im leaving work now....gotta go!