downy woodpecker

This sweet little Woody has been around every day this winter. I occasionally rub some suet mix onto the bark of the pine tree near my hide so the birds will perch against a nice BG. This fellow was nice enough to provide some great looks a couple days ago. Still using my Rebel Xti but it...

Finally got the male of the pair today. Can usually catch the female but the male is a bit more skidish.

Had lots of birds at the feeder this AM so tried to catch a few shots. Had 5 Eastern Bluebirds at one time but by the time I slid the door open to get a shot they had fled. Did catch a couple of small woodpeckers. I really need to take a page from Deanne's book and start working from a blind...

This is, I believe, North Americas smallest woodpecker. I haven't, until now, gotten a descent image of the male. This is still not what I want but for now it will have to do...

I've had a pair of these in the suet feeders pretty regularly recently. They're getting used to my being around and are less flighty than they were so better photo ops. I had a female Red-bellied in this same area yesterday but the second she saw the lens move she was out of there. I'm...

Fall color background. Note the small bill on this male woodpecker.

A shot of a Downy Woodpecker taken during a shower, on our trip to Reading, Pennsylvania.

A Hummer chased him from the feeder with his mouth full and he just started hacking worse than I do.

This woody seemed unfazed and kept on chowing down on some suet

A male Downy Woodpecker taken in my backyard.

One from this morning, between rain storms.

Not a particularly good image: head in an inapropriate position; angle is up (a distinct no no); uninspired composition. I don't get many male Downy...

One from last week. I like the expression

Even with a mouthful, she went to the suet feeder above for more

Taken sometime back on a trip to Indiana