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30 - Red-bellied Woodpecker
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The thick bark that protects slash pines from fire also provides exceptional habitat for a wide variety of insects, thereby attracting the red-bellied woodpecker. The woodpeckers are opportunistic predators, feeding on anything from seeds, fruits, and nectar to insects and small vertebrates. Red-bellied woodpeckers seem to prefer beetles and ants over other insects. These woodpeckers have even been seen feeding on the sap dripping from pines.
Long Pine Key, Everglades National Park, Florida
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