Up close with a Downy Woodpecker [pic heavy]

Miss M · **Posted:** Mon Jan 30, 2012 4:59 pm

WOW!!!

What incredible pictures! Absolutely beautiful!

Frosted Rabbits · **Posted:** Mon Jan 30, 2012 7:09 pm

hoodat wrote:

The red headed woodpecker is quite striking but what I like most about them is that cackling laugh. They really do sound like Woody Woodpecker.

You are actually thinking about the Pileated Woodpecker. The Red headed woodpecker is smaller, rounder--smaller than Pileated, larger than Downy...

hoodat · **Posted:** Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:12 pm

Frosted Rabbits wrote:

hoodat wrote:

The red headed woodpecker is quite striking but what I like most about them is that cackling laugh. They really do sound like Woody Woodpecker.

You are actually thinking about the Pileated Woodpecker. The Red headed woodpecker is smaller, rounder--smaller than Pileated, larger than Downy...

Thanks for the correction; you're right of course. I know the difference I guess I was posting while insufficiently caffeinated.

MidnightCoder · **Posted:** Wed Feb 01, 2012 5:07 am

Thanks guys. The suet feeder has been deployed, will be watching for them to find it now. :ninja:

hoodat · **Posted:** Wed Feb 01, 2012 1:26 pm

It's fun to watch them at a suet feeder. In some parts of the US it's time to take them down but I guess in your part of the world they can still use the help.

MaggieJ · **Posted:** Wed Feb 01, 2012 3:37 pm

Plenty of winter weather still to come here, Hoodat! Tomorrow is Groundhog Day which is halfway to calendar spring, but we we not usually get spring weather until April. This winter, so far, has been exceptionally mild overall, but who knows what February and March will bring!

pheasantplucker · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2012 7:03 am

Remarkably beautiful photos...thanks for sharing them.

MidnightCoder · **Posted:** Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:15 pm

Well, the suet feeder was well received.

This female downy is the first to find it, with the possible help of some chickadees who are also enjoying it.

Up close with a Downy Woodpecker [pic heavy]

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