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The active little Downy Woodpecker is a familiar sight at backyard feeders and in parks and woodlots, where it joins flocks of chickadees and nuthatches, barely...
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The active little Downy Woodpecker is a familiar sight at backyard feeders and in parks and woodlots, where it joins flocks of chickadees and nuthatches, barely out-sizing them. An often acrobatic forager, this black-and-white woodpecker is at home on tiny branches or balancing on slender plant galls, sycamore seed balls, and suet feeders. Downies and their larger lookalike, the Hairy Woodpecker, are one of the first identification challenges that beginning bird watchers master.
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AmandaJayne
October 25, 2016
A fantastic capture Doug , they are so hard to see here , I love the anticipation of hearing them and then trying to find them :)
MaryMulholland
October 26, 2016
Wow would love to see one of these - wonderful sharp focus and great dof
chuckrickman
November 15, 2016
Terrific find Doug. I don't think we have them here or at least not in the city.
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