10,000 Birds
JANUARY 12, 2024
It was an exciting experience, though a remarkably chilly one, as winters in Castile and León can be very cold. At the time we were looking, without success, for White-backed Woodpeckers. The post Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks first appeared on 10,000 Birds.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 23, 2021
For some reason that is hard for me to fathom, there is no such bird as a Cape Woodpecker. While the idea of a Ground Woodpecker sounds a bit absurd, it helps to know that this species mostly lives on ants, similar to the Wryneck (another woodpecker, though it does not look much like one). A challenge for young birders, maybe.
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