A rare closeup glimpse of a Juvenile Red headed Woodpecker – 10/9/14
October 10, 2014 by buffalostevep
Until the become adults, Red-headed woodpeckers sport a gray head. Babies are born gray headed. During the first fall, they begin a molt that leaves them completely red headed. This bird is in the in-between stage and I think has a slightly shorter tail that a mature bird:
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