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This woodpecker is very disappointed by the other patrons.

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Male (left) vs. female (right) Great Spotted Woodpeckers: similar except for the little red hat the guys wear.

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Great Spotted Woodpecker, female. The males have a red patch on the back of their necks that the females lack. These birds are really pretty but move in a strange, jerky fashion. When they're perched on the barstools they  throw their heads back and look a bit like they're doing shots.

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Great Tit. They will eat basically anything. And they're clever:

In England, Great Tits learned to break the foil caps of milk bottles delivered at the doorstep of homes to obtain the cream at the top. This behaviour, first noted in 1921, spread rapidly in the next two decades.

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Magpie. The biggest birds that regularly visit the feeder, these guys are crafty and have big floppy tails. Wikipedia also informs me they're the only non-mammals able to recognize themselves in a mirror, which is cool.

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Red squirrel. Cuter than the squirrels we have here in North America, but clearly trouble: this interloper even nibbled on the bar itself!

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Eurasian Bullfinch, male. Often seen visiting with his lady friend, who is not quite so brightly colored.