male Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) gripping apex of tree stump with claws & stiff tail as it hammers dead wood in Italian Alps, Italy, Europe

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Size: 3000px × 2250px
Location: Italian Alps, Italy, Europe
Photo credit: © Steve Holroyd / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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