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Hairy Woodpecker

Picoides villosus

Description:

A medium-sized woodpecker with a fairly square head, a long, straight, chisel-like bill, and stiff, long tail feathers to lean against on tree trunks. The bill is nearly the same length as the head.

Habitat:

Hairy Woodpeckers are birds of mature forests across the continent. They’re also found in woodlots, suburbs, parks, and cemeteries, as well as forest edges, open woodlands of oak and pine, recently burned forests, and stands infested by bark beetles.

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MartaPoludnik
Spotted by
MartaPoludnik

London, Ontario, Canada

Spotted on Jan 11, 2015
Submitted on Jan 12, 2015

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