Dee At 8 A.M.: Dryobates villosus

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Wednesday, March 19, 2025

March 19, 2025

I am a Hairy Woodpecker

Downys look like me but one thing I lack -

My outer tail feathers are solid white

Downys tail feathers are spotted black.

Very special thanks to today's guest photographer, Scott Jordan.

Location: Avalon Trail, White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire

Sources: https://www.audubon.org/news/how-tell-hairy-woodpecker-downy-woodpecker

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Monday, August 5, 2024

August 5, 2024

I am a Hairy Woodpecker

I eat insects and moth pupa cocoons

I also drink sap and sugarcane

If I had teeth, I would have a sweet tooth!

Location: Oak Openings Preserve Metropark, Swanton, OH

Sources: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Hairy_Woodpecker/overview

Friday, October 1, 2021

October 1, 2021

I am a Hairy Woodpecker,

Note the picture shot from behind -

The thin black line separating the red

Is one way I can be positively defined.

Location: St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park, Fellsmere

Sources: https://feederwatch.org/learn/tricky-bird-ids/downy-woodpecker-and-hairy-woodpecker/

Photo and text © 2021 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

Friday, September 25, 2020

September 25, 2020

I am a Downy Woodpecker

You might confuse me with the Hairy

But I have white spots on my outer tail feathers,

And they're bigger than me - if you're comparing.

Location: Fellsmere, St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park

Sources: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Downy_Woodpecker/species-compare/68929231

Photo and text © 2020 Dee Fairbanks Simpson