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Melanerpes carolinus
spotted in a gum maple tree in a suburban backyard
Male and female tending a third clutch of young.
Spotted on Jun 2, 2012
Submitted on Jun 3, 2012
2 Comments
Thank you Satyen. This family was in a friend's backyard, and by his account has been returning for about three years. They seemed relatively unconcrned by our prescence. (there are other photos that I will try posting again soon)
Lovely close-up!