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Darby O'Gill fans will understand I almost captured the king of the leprechauns (woodpecker)
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A male Pileated Woodpecker eating suet this morning. The Pileateds are the largest species of woodpecker in North America extant. We lost the Ivory Billed to man's stupidity: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ivory-billed_Woodpecker/id
Pileateds: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Pileated_Woodpecker/id
This is a female. There is no stripe on her face. She is eating a nuts and woodpecker mix. I was just a few feet away in our laundry room..
I took this one also through the laundry room window. That is why there is a dark spot at the bottom of the photo. On the left is a male Downy Woodpecker. They are not shy like the Pileateds. All about Downys: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Downy_Woodpecker/id
I'm about 40% Irish. A tip o me hat to Darby, King Brian, and the little people.
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