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Waiting to drum again -SF (Sphyrapicus ruber)

Was fighting with another YBS about 30 seconds earlier
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Habitat
Woodlands
Location
Our rooftop
Date taken
4-30-2021
Scientific name
Sphyrapicus ruber
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So these guys play the xylophone (or perhaps that's a vibrophone?) rather than plain old log drums like the rest of the woodpecker family?
 
delia todd
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Woodpeckers sure can make a noise when they drum can't they Ozprey.

That's a grand entry for Saturday Fun - many thanks for the smile lad.
 

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Category
North America
Added by
Ozprey1
Date added
View count
72
Comment count
7

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS Rebel T6
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
200.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1600
ISO
125
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
Waiting to drum again.jpg
File size
320.5 KB
Date taken
Fri, 30 April 2021 3:47 PM
Dimensions
2327px x 1552px

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