Downy Woodpecker

Downy Woodpeckers have smaller bills and a smaller body than their larger cousins—the Hairy Woodpeckers [February; Sax-Zim Bog, northern Minnesota]

Downy Woodpeckers have smaller bills and a smaller body than their larger cousins—the Hairy Woodpeckers [February; Sax-Zim Bog, northern Minnesota]

Downy Woodpeckers have smaller bills and a smaller body than their larger cousins—the Hairy Woodpeckers [February; Sax-Zim Bog, northern Minnesota]

A deer rib cage makes a fine feeder for a hungry Downy Woodpecker [December; Admiral Road, Sax-Zim Bog, northern Minnesota]

Downy Woodpecker approaching a deer carcass for a meal of suet [December; Sax-Zim Bog, Minnesota]

Downy Woodpecker approaching a deer carcass for a meal of suet [December; Sax-Zim Bog, Minnesota]

Downy Woodpeckers have smaller bills and a smaller body than their larger cousins—the Hairy Woodpeckers [February; Sax-Zim Bog, northern Minnesota]

Downy Woodpeckers have a shorter bill than Hairy Woodpeckers [[January; Sax-Zim Bog, Minnesota]

Downy Woodpecker at suet feeder [February; Sax-Zim Bog, Minnesota]

Downy Woodpecker at peanut feeder [January; Skogstjarna, Carlton County, Minnesota]

Downy Woodpecker [January; Skogstjarna, Carlton County, Minnesota]

Downy Woodpecker [January; Skogstjarna, Carlton County, Minnesota]

Downy Woodpecker [January; Skogstjarna, Carlton County, Minnesota]