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The Pope Acorn Woodpecker making holes on a Ponderosa Pine! Found him in the GIla National Forest near Pinos Altos Mountain and Silver City, New Mexico. Local bird enthusiasts call this woodpecker, "The Pope Pecker" Acorn Woodpecker,Geotagged,Melanerpes formicivorus,United States,Winter Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

The Pope

Acorn Woodpecker making holes on a Ponderosa Pine! Found him in the GIla National Forest near Pinos Altos Mountain and Silver City, New Mexico. Local bird enthusiasts call this woodpecker, "The Pope Pecker"

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The Acorn Woodpecker

The acorn woodpecker is a medium-sized woodpecker, 21 cm long, with an average weight of 85 g.

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Similar species: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans
Species identified by Jay Chapman
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By Jay Chapman

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Uploaded Apr 21, 2015. Captured Feb 28, 2015 08:13 in Unnamed Road, Silver City, NM 88061, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/2000s
  • ISO6400
  • 600mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.

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