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Hairy Woodpecker

Dryobates villosus

Description:

Contrastingly black and white. The black wings are checkered with white; the head has two white stripes (and, in males, a flash of red toward the back of the head). A large white patch runs down the center of the black back.

Habitat:

Trees next to a rocky ridge beside a large river.

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4 Comments

Greg Shchepanek
Greg Shchepanek 4 years ago

Thank you very much Tukup.

Tukup
Tukup 4 years ago

Nice close-up Greg. Good shot.

Greg Shchepanek
Greg Shchepanek 4 years ago

Thank you Zlatan.

Zlatan Celebic
Zlatan Celebic 4 years ago

I love that headshot! Beauty

Greg Shchepanek
Spotted by
Greg Shchepanek

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Spotted on Apr 23, 2019
Submitted on Apr 24, 2019

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