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Melanerpes uropygialis
Tough to get a good picture at this distance. I managed to get a half decent shot using my phone with the camera lens pressed against my binoculars. Head and belly are a tan/straw color. The wings and back are in a black and white zebra pattern.
Digging into a palm tree near the Papago region of South Scottsdale, AZ.
Female
Welcome to Project Noah sdkuab
Nice first spotting,congrats and thanks for sharing
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Spotted on Mar 15, 2015
Submitted on Mar 16, 2015
