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Red-bellied woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

Photo by joanbstanley
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31.1085, -97.4989

Field Notes

Description:

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.

Habitat:

Mixed woods in wildlife habitat yard.

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Red-bellied Woodpecker

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Comments (2)
joanbstanley
It did look a bit like the Halloween Witch hitting the tree.
gatorfellows
Looked like a bad collision. Glad you explained the behavior. :)

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