Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: Woodpeckers

Photo: A Gila woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis uropygialis) at Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City, UT.

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A Gila woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis uropygialis) at Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City, UT.

Photo: A Gila woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis uropygialis) at Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City, UT.

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A Gila woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis uropygialis) at Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City, UT.

A female yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) at Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary.

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A female yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) at Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary.

A female yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) at Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary.

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A female yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) at Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary.

A female yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) at Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary.

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A female yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) at Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary.

A female yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) at Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary.

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A female yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) at Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary.

Photo: Eurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla torquilla) at Alpenzoo in Innsbruck, Austria.

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Eurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla torquilla) at Alpenzoo in Innsbruck, Austria.

Photo: Eurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla torquilla) at Alpenzoo in Innsbruck, Austria.

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Eurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla torquilla) at Alpenzoo in Innsbruck, Austria.

Photo: Eurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla torquilla) at Alpenzoo in Innsbruck, Austria.

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Eurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla torquilla) at Alpenzoo in Innsbruck, Austria.

A female downy woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens pubescens) at Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.

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A female downy woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens pubescens) at Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.

A female downy woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens pubescens) at Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.

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A female downy woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens pubescens) at Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.

A female downy woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens pubescens) at Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.

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A female downy woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens pubescens) at Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.

A female downy woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens pubescens) at Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.

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A female downy woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens pubescens) at Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.

Photo: Red-cockaded woodpecker (Leuconotopicus borealis) at Florida Wildlife Care.

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Red-cockaded woodpecker (Leuconotopicus borealis) at Florida Wildlife Care.

Common flameback woodpecker (Dinopium javanense javanense) at Penang Bird Park.

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Common flameback woodpecker (Dinopium javanense javanense) at Penang Bird Park.

Common flameback woodpecker (Dinopium javanense javanense) at Penang Bird Park.

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Common flameback woodpecker (Dinopium javanense javanense) at Penang Bird Park.

Photo: Greater yellownape woodpecker (Picus flavinucha mystacalis) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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Greater yellownape woodpecker (Picus flavinucha mystacalis) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

Photo: Greater yellownape woodpecker (Picus flavinucha mystacalis) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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Greater yellownape woodpecker (Picus flavinucha mystacalis) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

Picture of a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered female red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) at Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered female red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) at Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.

Picture of a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered female red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) at Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered female red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) at Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.

Picture of a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered female red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) at Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered female red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) at Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.

Picture of a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered female red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) at Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered female red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) at Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.

Picture of a red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) named Birch, at the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery in Dayton, Ohio.

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A red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) named Birch, at the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery in Dayton, Ohio.

Picture of a red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) named Birch, at the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery in Dayton, Ohio.

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A red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) named Birch, at the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery in Dayton, Ohio.

Picture of a red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) named Birch, at the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery in Dayton, Ohio.

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A red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) named Birch, at the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery in Dayton, Ohio.

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