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Unusual Bird: Very Brown Downy

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This very brown, ruddy looking Downy Woodpecker has been visiting my feeders for a few weeks. There is almost no white visible on the feathers.

Submitter: Allison Godek

Place: Prairie Village, KS, United States

Submission Date: March 21, 2016

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Categories: Other

Tags: Brown Ruddy

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One comment on “Unusual Bird: Very Brown Downy”

  1. Lori Lehman on

    I have had at least one like this all winter here in Michigan. Mine are almost orange and look as if the downy mated with a baltimore oriole. Weird!

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