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Lewis's Woodpecker

Melanerpes lewis

Photo by Jellis
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Field Notes

Description:

Crown, back, tail and wings a black with a greenish sheen. Grey collar and breast. Face reddish color and belly pinkish color.
Pecks trees and poles for insects and also catches flying insects in flight.

Habitat:

Open woodlands.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (8)
CindyBinghamKeiser
Here is the link to Joshua's great mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/71226021
JoshuaGSmith
Great photos here. You would like my mission: Woodpeckers of Southern California!
HemaShah
Avocets re very vigilant! Let us hope that the stily moved the babies. I am not aware of that fact. I know Polar bears move the babies from lair to Lair.
Jellis
I visited the Black-necked Stilt and Avocet to check on the babies. Either the Stilt moved the babies or they were prey to the White-tailed Kite. The Avocet protect there young a little better.
HemaShah
jellis,the fledglings usually stay upto 20 days. If you revisit this site ,you might see the babies, The nest is horizontal though!
HemaShah
I revisited the wood peckers nest that I had spotted two weeks ago. Guess what ,it is now taken over by a tree swallow.!!I will try and get some pics with the swallow inside it. The wood peckers probably will drill another home?
Jellis
Thank you Jemma. After 3 trips here I finally spotted them. There is nest with young inside the tree. In the 4th photo the male is feeding them though I couldn't see them.

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PublishedMay 20, 2013

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