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Carrie Chase
Old Monroe, MO, United States
My Grandpa sets out hummingbird feeders and you can see up to 20 hummingbirds at a time! This Red-Bellied Woodpecker showed up and watched those hummingbirds drink their sugar water and decided he wanted to try it. He chased them all off and enjoyed himself thoroughly.
Category 1: Birds with Food or at the Feeder
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Woodpecker at a Hummingbird feeder
beautiful photo
Thank you, Kenneth!
How beautiful! It looks like it has just taken a drink and is saying, “wow, this is delicious”!
Thank you, Liz!
Beautiful
Thanks, Rhonda! <3
I love it. The woodpecker looks super cute.
Thank you! He was really fun to watch!
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