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Sandhill Crane
LEARN 100 COMMON VALLEY BIRDS The Sandhill Crane is a Common Winter Visitor in California’s Central Valley and can be found in Freshwater Wetlands, Grasslands and Flooded Fields. Read more
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A California Quail at Minniear Day Use, Del Puerto Canyon
I looked across the road and a beautiful male California Quail was sunning itself on a dead wood snag, posing for his nearby covey which was hidden in the brambles below. Read more
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PALE-BILLED WOODPECKER – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Pale-billed Woodpecker is one of the largest and most spectacular woodpeckers in Central America. Read more
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SMOKY-BROWN WOODPECKER – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
The Smoky-brown Woodpecker is a small, dull brown woodpecker found in a variety of wooded habitats across its large range. Read more
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HOFFMANN’S WOODPECKER – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
A typical bar-backed Melanerpes, Hoffmann’s Woodpecker is largely creamy below and on the head, with a dark gray back and black wings, both heavily barred in white, while the nape is golden yellow. Read more
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BLACK-CHEEKED WOODPECKER – Pura Vida Birds and Birding
This woodpecker occupies a reasonably broad range, principally over the Caribbean slope of Middle America, where it is found from southern Mexico south to Panama, thence south through the Pacific lowlands of northwest South America to western Ecuador. Read more
Reflections of the Natural World
Travel with me as I explore the wild things and wild places of our planet. – Jim Gain
Reflections of the Natural World 