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Melanerpes erythrocephalus
This immature bird demonstrates nicely how the species looks while transitioning from immaturity into adulthood. Eventually, its head and neck will be completely red and the brown wing feathers will lose their white spots and become black.
Jordan Lake woods
Spotted on Mar 15, 2015
Submitted on Mar 21, 2015
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