Often elusive, I found this bird was more cooperative. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down.
Often elusive, I found this bird was more cooperative. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down.
Often elusive, I found this bird was more cooperative. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down.
Often elusive, I found this bird was more cooperative. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down.
Often elusive, I found this bird was more cooperative. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down.
Often elusive, I found this bird was more cooperative. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down.
Often elusive, I found this bird was more cooperative. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down.
Often elusive, I found this bird was more cooperative. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down.

Golden-Fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons)

Golden-Fronted Woodpecker

(Melanerpes aurifrons)

Description:

Often elusive, I found this bird was more cooperative. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down.

Date Taken: 2020:04:20 10:39

Location:

Atascosa NWR
Los Fresnos, Texas
United States
26.25 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/250

File Name: GoldenFrontedWoodpecker_D504491-Atascosa-NWR

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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