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Downy Woodpecker (male)

Picoides pubescens

Description:

A Downy Woodpecker eating sunflower seeds from a bird feeder at the Huntley Meadows Park Visitor Center, Fairfax County, Virginia USA. This individual is a male, as indicated by the small red patch on the back of its head.

Habitat:

Huntley Meadows Park, a 1,425 acre wetland area in Fairfax County, Virginia USA. Related Resource: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/huntl...

Notes:

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1 Comment

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

cute!

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Virginia, USA

Spotted on Jan 31, 2012
Submitted on Feb 5, 2012

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