What bird is this? πŸ€” (See alt text for clue) 🌎 #whatbird #mybirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❀️🦜

Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) 🌎 #mybirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❀️🦜

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn_woodpecker?wprov=sfla1

Acorn woodpecker - Wikipedia

@mybirdcards awww they are barely not in my area 😒 juat a little bit further east
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"Chonk" the Acorn Woodpecker (there are subspecies, all i can tell you about that is that this guy isn't the Colombian subspecies, too much red on the cap!)

@peachfront πŸ‘πŸ˜ Unfortunately, the photographer/uploader doesn't give a location πŸ˜”

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A red capped natter.

I made that up. But it's true in some timelines.

@mybirdcards Acorn Woodpecker.

Very social, unlike most woodpeckers. Love their clown faces and their wicked cackling.

@mybirdcards I love him! πŸ–€β€οΈπŸ€
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Great clue!
So, an Acorn Woodpecker?

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In Dutch: (Middelste) Bonte Specht

@AbBuus πŸ‘ Similar, but this one's from the US. Eikelspecht, in Dutch:

https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eikelspecht?wprov=sfla1

Eikelspecht - Wikipedia

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Aha! Fooled by the similarity.

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