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20-OCT-2006 Tom Grey

Hairy Woodpecker, male

Arastradero Preserve

When I photographed this woodpecker, I thought it was the usual Downy. When I looked at the picture I noticed the longer-than-usual bill, and checked with Mike Rogers, who confirmed that it is a Hairy. In addition to the bill length, Mike noted the absence of white spots on the wing coverts and of black spots on the white outer tail feathers as identifying features.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM
1/125s f/9 at 560.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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