The Smallest woodpecker in North America and a constant visitor at my property who is.. always busy. These photos are of the adult male, who has an identifying red patch on the back of his head. The Downy Woodpecker is identical to the much larger Hairy Woodpecker except for a few small black spots on their white tail feathers.- If you look close, with a little imagination, you can faintly see the spots in the last photo.
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Love the strong markings on this little guy! Beautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteThey maybe small but they're beauties!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
ReplyDeleteI love these little guys. I have many in my garden that are always busy at the feeders! Great photos too!
ReplyDeleteThe Downy is very similar to our Lesser Spotted (the size of a Sparrow) except it rarely visits garden feeders. Lovely images. FAB.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful series. I love these little raiders.
ReplyDeleteA great series of this beauties. Well done.
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ReplyDeleteI love woodpeckers in general, and these little guys are the ones I see most. Except for the rare times when I see a hairy, and think for a second "wow, that's a big downy!". =)
ReplyDeleteRebecca, love the photos of the little Downy, which is one of my favorites.
ReplyDeleteI am writing a children's first bird book right now (ages 5 to 9) and the Downy gets a big slice of the about birds chapters.
Thanks for posting these.
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Great detail in your photos!!! Love this little woodpecker we have a pair feeding so I hope they are nesting in one of the trees here at our place.
ReplyDeleteLove the Downy Woodpecker! I see them all winter long, and into the summer. They sure do love the suet & I can see they've found yours to be delightful;-)
ReplyDeleteLove your blog,your pictures are wonderful!Our woodpeckers are so shy but we finally have them coming to the feeder.phyllis
ReplyDeleteWe have a male and female downy who frequent our feeders---when the starlings aren't around. LOL Your pictures show great detail!
ReplyDeleteI love the little Downy Woodpeckers! Your photos are excellent!
ReplyDeleteWoodpeckers are a favorite of mine to watch. They are so shy and tentative, yet so quick and purposeful.
ReplyDeleteWell, I spent so much time here going through your blog that I figured I might as well follow. So many great shots, and good stories.
ReplyDeleteWe used to have chickens (anywhere from 12-20) but gave them up last fall because our chicken sitter grew up and went off to college, and we became snowbirds. When we get back home, we'll be getting our fresh eggs from the general store nearby.
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ReplyDeleteHe looks sweet hanging on that swinging seed cake. Great pictures ... I miss my bird feeders from when we lived in Oregon.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots, the Downy is one of my favorite yardbirds.
ReplyDeleteHOW do you get these pictures???? Your bird photos are awesome!! I have a red bellied woodpecker who is a regular at my suet feeders. But have I ever, in 8 yrs been able to capture a picture? No no no!!
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