A female downy woodpecker clings to a twig while foraging in the autumn brush surrounding a salt marsh

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Size: 2378px × 3681px
Location: Bronx, NY
Photo credit: © Eleanor Kiwano / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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