A medium-sized white bird with a black and white patterned back and wing clings to the side of a thin tree. It was a hint of gold on its belly and a pronounced gold patch on the back of its head. Its beak is black and pretty long and sharp.

My #WoodpeckerWednesday choice this week is this lovely #HoffmannsWoodpecker that I met in San Jose, Costa Rica. #birds #WildlifePhotography #ECK

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It's #WoodpeckerWednesday! This is the Hoffmann's woodpecker of central Costa Rica, I have better footage of this pair but it's video and I can't seem to post videos here. #Nature #Photography #Birds #CostaricanBirding #Heredia #SanIsidro #hoffmannswoodpecker #longshot