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Close encounters with a pileated woodpecker

  • Pileated woodpecker excavating a rectangular hole. (Photo by Claire Elliott)
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    Pileated woodpecker excavating a rectangular hole. (Photo by Claire Elliott)
  • Pileated woodpecker female. (Photo by Claire Elliott)
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    Pileated woodpecker female. (Photo by Claire Elliott)
  • Note pileated woodpecker's red crest. (Photo by Claire Elliott)
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    Note pileated woodpecker's red crest. (Photo by Claire Elliott)
  • Pileated woodpecker with reinforced retrices (tail feathers). (Photo by Claire Elliott)
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    Pileated woodpecker with reinforced retrices. (Photo by Claire Elliott)
  • A pileated woodpecker's zygodactyl toe arrangement. (Photo by Claire Elliott)
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    Pileated woodpecker's zygodactyl toe arrangement. (Photo by Claire Elliott)

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