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Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
(L 5.25" WS 7.75" Wt 0.29 oz)
Elkhorn Slough Nat’l
Preserve
Preserve
20Dec2012
Has been described as “...a
fragment of detached bark
defying the law of gravity...”.
fragment of detached bark
defying the law of gravity...”.
flash photos
Certhisa in Greek is a small
tree-dwelling bird mentioned
by Aristotle.
tree-dwelling bird mentioned
by Aristotle.
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Chris Peterson
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