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Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
44.8634, -68.8182
Field Notes
Description:
"The principal characteristics of this little bird are diligence, familiarity, perseverance, and a strength of energy in the head and muscles of the neck, which are truly astonishing."
-- Alexander Wilson
Notes:
This little fellow took shelter from a snowstorm in a tree outside the living room window. His plumage blends so well with the snow that I wouldn't have seen him if I hadn't been looking outside when he landed.
A lovely book about these birds....
http://books.google.com/books?id=OUXnDRjmHpwC&printsec=frontcover&dq=do…
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