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Barry Medlin
Moody AFB, GA
05/19/2023
03:06 pm

Equipment Details:

Nikon D3300

Post-processing Details:

Crop and enhance.

Image Details:

A Female Pileated Woodpecker hard at work at Moody AFB, GA! Females have a red crest like the males, but don't have the red cheek stripe.

(The Pileated Woodpecker is one of the biggest, most striking forest birds on the continent. It’s nearly the size of a crow, black with bold white stripes down the neck and a flaming-red crest. Look (and listen) for Pileated Woodpeckers whacking at dead trees and fallen logs in search of their main prey, carpenter ants, leaving unique rectangular holes in the wood. The nest holes these birds make offer crucial shelter to many species including swifts, owls, ducks, bats, and pine martens.-- allaboutbirds.org)

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