Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius), vertical view, stripping bark off a pine tree in woodland near Yakeshi, Inner Mongolia, China 9 March 2017

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Size: 2400px × 3602px
Location: Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
Photo credit: © John Holmes / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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