Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopus major) juvenile closing its eye and showing the nictitating membrane (third eyelid) while eating fat balls from

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Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopus major) juvenile closing its eye and showing the nictitating membrane (third eyelid) while eating fat balls from a garden bird feeder. July, Kent, UK

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Size: 3300px × 2170px
Location: Kent, UK
Photo credit: © PjrNature / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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