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Picoides villosus
Medium-sized woodpecker. Black and white with a white back, white belly; males have small red spot at back of the head. Black-and-white barred wings. White supercilium; black auricular stripe;white submoustachial stripe; black malar stripe. Separated from similar Downy by larger size, longer bill in proportion to the head, and lack of black bars on the outer tail feathers.
Deciduous forest with mature trees, becoming more coniferous towards a stream.
This female was very friendly, allowing close approach for photos. There were about 6 females and only 2 males in the vicinity.
Spotted on Jan 3, 2013
Submitted on Jan 7, 2013
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Looks very different from mine. Great shot!