Pale-billed Woodpecker in Early Morning

Originally posted 5/15/10 - backdated to organize posts by topic.

Pale-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus guatemalensis), originally uploaded by Scott Olmstead.

Here's a very nice photo of a Pale-billed Woodpecker @ Scott Olmstead and posted here with permission. You can see more of his wonderful photography at this link.  He writes:

This bird, the female, had just emerged from her nest cavity in a rotten trunk.
La Selva Biological Station, Heredia, Costa Rica. March 18, 2010. Digiscoped with a
Canon Powershot A590 IS through a Swarovski ATS 65 HD with a 20-60x eyepiece
and the Swarovski DCA Zoom.