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Downy Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker
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The downy woodpecker is one of the smallest woodpeckers found in the United States. Unlike its cousins, the downy woodpecker has a much smaller bill and uses its stiff tail feathers to prop itself while probing for insects.
D. Wrigglesworth/Oxford Scientific Films/Library of Natural Sounds, Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Geoffrey A. Keller. All rights reserved.
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