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Black Woodpecker

            a brief sighting of a male bird in a forest 2 days ago

This is by far Europe's largest woodpecker species.   it lives in old  forests where a pair occupies a large territory. 
It is a relative of 2 well-known species of the Americas, the Pileated Woodpecker and  the Lineated Woodpecker 

Dryocopus martius
zwarte specht
pic noir
Schwarzspecht
Picamaderos Negro
Picchio nero
Pica-pau-preto

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Taken on: September 5, 2023

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