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Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos major
(L 9.6" WS 15-17.3")
Found across much of Europe
and northern Asia...large white
shoulder patch is distinctive.
S of Varna
03Sept2009
Borisova Gradina
Park, Sofia
09May2015
female - has all
black crown
flash photos
Dendrocopus is Greek for tree
striking; major is Latin for great.
© Bob McGuire
Macaulay
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