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Green-barred Woodpecker

Colaptes Melanochloros

Photo by remco.douma
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Description:

Never noticed this before, but the spots on the chest of the Green-barred Woodpecker are shaped like little hearts. That's kinda cute. It even sort of helps me forgive that this son of a ^&*&@!# is making quite the scene when fighting his own reflection in our window.

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Green-barred Woodpecker

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Tom15
Beautiful bird and great shot!

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Uruguayan Biodiversity
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PublishedMay 16, 2014

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