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Melanerpes carolinus
This woodpecker had just taken a bath, and was doing this tree hugging routine, presumably to help dry off. I watched it do this several times all around the tree.
Mixed woods in wildlife habitat yard.
Spotted on Apr 28, 2013
Submitted on May 1, 2013
2 Comments
It did look a bit like the Halloween Witch hitting the tree.
Looked like a bad collision. Glad you explained the behavior. :)