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Found this on a walk around the Celery Farm last week. What kind of bird did it belong to?
(Note the asymmetrical sides of the feather.)
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Hairy woodpecker?
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Just to give the other side of the coin, I will guess the hairy woodpecker.
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I am going to say a Downy Woodpecker ……
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Marianne Herrmann
Hairy woodpecker?
Barbara
Just to give the other side of the coin, I will guess the hairy woodpecker.
Ginny.....
I am going to say a Downy Woodpecker ……