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Picoides villosus
Female feeding her male fledgling chick. Juvenile males have a red patch toward the front of their head. As they mature, this spot turns black, and the red spot will migrate to the back of the head.
These often get mixed up with their smaller cousin, the downy woodpecker. The hairy woodpecker is about two times the size of the downy.
Spotted on Jul 6, 2012
Submitted on Jul 6, 2012
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Precious!