Monday, February 12, 2024

February 12, 2024

I am a female Black-cheeked Woodpecker
I would be male if my whole crown would be red
We both have heavily barred tummies
And peck and hammer on trees that are dead.

Location: Sendero Frutti Tour & Birdwatching, Ecuador

Sources: https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/blcwoo1/cur/introduction

Photo and text © 2024 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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