Talking with a Pale-billed Woodpecker

[MPSecare]

Great footage!!!!! I don't know why but cavity dwelling birds crack me the hell up!!

[westernywildlife]

I love the ahem woodys!

[dmfinpa]

Outstanding video and such a remarkable and gorgeous bird. Would love to see one.

[charlie02066]

That was terrific - excellent work. And thanks for sharing it!

[missjoycee]

@5random1 I agree. Learning about and viewing  such content is very special. I can travel the world from low valleys under the sea to the tallest peaks yet I'm sitting behind a desk . For someone with limited mobility minimizing my world, I value these videos immensely. Thanks to the videographer, the scientists, the pilots, and particularly Cornell. You too bird!

[JNathanK2011]

ha ha ha...haha!

[ejfeucht]

I spent 5 weeks in Costa Rica birding for fun, and while I saw over 120 new birds, I never saw this one. So beautiful! I also never saw another birder...I wouldn't mind hanging out with these guys one bit.

[kristianinkatume]

Thank you. We have a photo of 2 Pale billed Woodpeckers from La Selva. We were in a large clearing and they were probably 15 feet into the forest. It was very cool!

[patbirder]

Great video and cool stuff! I actually think it's easier to see snakes at night because they show up better in the light of headlamps. Vipers don't usually move out of the way in my experience but it's easy to step around them.

[KennethKramm]

Excellent! Powerful. Tks for sharing.

[edsoncaminhosetrilha]

Nice video!

[dhodgdon3]

Outstanding field work. Bravo.

[Jocosusjuscoso]

Great work indeed. I'll be there some day.

[imahawk1]

What a great video! It's instructive, fun and interesting, and the setting in Costa Rica is beautiful, as is the bird. Thanks for sharing.

[ResIpsaLoquitor85]

Very clever way to call them, fantastic, beautiful bird.

[kristianinkatume]

Hi- are you tracking this bird at La Selva in CR? It looks familiar.

[patbirder]

@kristianinkatume - I believe he does his research at Las Nubes Reserve in the Valle del General.

[820treehaven]

Thanks for your work! Great video.

[wildsyrinx]

Gee! Thanks for teaching poachers how to decimate another species of bird.

[dawnsong100]

I was thrilled to hear this bird's double-knock at the edge of our lodge clearing on the Gulfo Dulce in Costa Rica -- thanks for sharing exquisite footage of this magnificent bird!

[Wren4]

I love hearing the dawn calls in that first scene! Thanks for sharing your knowledge about the bird's specific knock sequence--so interesting. The double knock box is quite an invention.

[haxhinexha]

Great work. Cangrats.

[kingoflimbs1]

Beautiful shots, beautiful bird. You an always count on great videos from Cornell, and I never get sick of seeing the redheads ;-)

This particular little guy has very pretty "trouser" feathers, if you will.

[TranquiloBayPanama]

Wow, great footage of a rare bird. I saw one just yesterday in Bocas del Toro, Panama, on the Western Caribbean Slope. To far for my video lens, but so beautiful to observe. Thanks for all the great videos.

[gardengeri]

11 minutes is long for YouTube. Enjoyed entire clip, happy ending

[1959squeaky]

So cool. Love to see the science.What a treat!!!

[TybeeZ4]

Outstanding!  What a gorgeous bird!!!

[jasonloghry]

brilliant work !



[Radley521]

I remember seeing my lifer Pale-billed Woodpecker near Jaco, CR. Thanks for the great video.

[falcoperegrinus82]

@Radley521 Was that in Carara National Park?

[128pagenovella]

brilliant, interesting vid