Itchy Flicker

This Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted Flicker) was really working a dead tree trunk, relentlessly rearing his head back, and thrusting his bill forward into a hole he was opening in the trunk. Small wood chips and dust were blown onto his face, and he furiously scratched his head with his right foot. I think something irritated his eye, which was closed during the scratching (as can be seen in the picture).

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