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Picoides nuttallii,
Small wood pecker on an oak tree
foothills
Spotted on Feb 26, 2013
Submitted on Feb 26, 2013
6 Comments
Nice shots
Yes Hemma, the male has a red patch on top of the head :)
jose,this is a nutalls.
Ashley,is this a female?
He was so busy, it looks like he ignored you.
Hemma I think you're right, I would call it Picoides nuttallii, Nuttall's Woodpecker.
looks like a nutalls? There is no white strip running down the back as in Downy.