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November 23, 2007
Friday Feathers
The Downy Woodpecker (photo on the left) is a small woodpecker (6") with an all-white belly, black-and-white spotted wings, a black line running through its eyes and has a short bill. The Hairy Woodpecker (photo on the right) has a white belly and black wings with rows of white spots, is 9" and has a long black bill.
Often times the only way I can identify these woodpeckers is by the size of the bill, and that becomes a neat trick if I've photographed them and the bill isn't visible. Thankfully the profile images above made identification easier. :-)
Cindy
Comments
marvellous photos - those are possibly two of the best, especially for twitchers. did you REALLY take them yourself, petal?
Brain matter deposited by: zed on November 23, 2007 1:21 PM
Uhm, yeah. Would you like proof? That's like asking you if you REALLY wrote your book.
Duh, Zoe! :-)
Brain matter deposited by: Cindy on November 25, 2007 11:39 AM