The ivory-billed woodpecker

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The 8,075-acre Washita National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1961 to provide a resting and feeding area for migrating and wintering waterfowl.
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A black and white photo: from right to left, a back view of a man’s upper torso as an ivory-billed woodpecker climbs up the man’s left upper-arm while staring into the man’s face.

The Ivory-billed Woodpecker is noted for its striking black-and-white plumage; robust white, chisel-tipped bill; lemon-yellow eye; and pointed crest. Males are red from the nape to the top of their crest with black outlining the front of the crest. Females have a solid black crest which is...

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