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Female Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Alan Manson

Female Golden-tailed Woodpecker (Campethera abingoni)

This bird was picking ants off one of the logs placed as a path border in this patch of forest (much of it swampy).

This forest patch is right in Ballito, a rapidly growing coastal town.
Habitat
Forest patch in town
Location
Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Date taken
9 July 2008
Scientific name
Campethera abingoni
Equipment used
Canon 400D; Canon 70-300mm f4-5.6 IS USM
Staff member
Opus Editor
Supporter
This is such a lovely picture Alan. I've added it to the Opus article.

Hope you're OK lad - seems ages since I've heard from you.
 

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