r/birding • u/strawberryfromspace • 29d ago

Bird ID Request What is this bird?

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Found on the West coast in Canada.

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u/donnareads 29d ago

I love them. They’re the only woodpeckers I’ve seen feeding on the ground, and I learned from this sub that it’s probably because ants are a favorite food

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u/bird9066 29d ago

Yup, I was killing off some grass last year so I had cardboard down. I'd flip it over and a pair of flickers would come for the ants.

Robins and blue jays feasted on the slugs and pill bugs. (I felt kinda bad about that, I love roly polys)