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Elphaba wrote:
I was trying to get a pic of a weird looking sparrow (not the one in the pic) when this pretty red-bellied woodpecker showed up. I couldn't resist attempting to take a pic of it. However, in the pic, it seems to have yellow above its bill and doesn't have a red-belly. Is it just youthful? There has been another one around that has no red on its head at all. I thought juvi female but maybe its a female golden? Should I spend time staring out the window looking for them? Golden-fronted woodpeckers are usually found a bit west of here but then so is the painted bunting that's been here this week.

What do you think?