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Picoides villosus
Female Hairy Woodpeckers are similar to the males but lack the red on the back of the head and may lack most of the white spots on the black wings. The back is white and has white tail. Black crown and black eye mask. White facial stripe above and below the eye. White underparts. Long bill almost the length of the width of the head.
Female Hairy Woodpecker and a nestling almost ready to fledge.
Spotted on May 21, 2013
Submitted on May 22, 2013
2 Comments
Thank you Maria. To get the shot I ended up with socks full of foxtails and brushed up against some poison oak
Nice spotting!