Downy Woodpecker

by DB Hayes

Title

Downy Woodpecker

Artist

DB Hayes

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Photograph - Photography, Art, Fine Art,

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WE are honored to write the following art groups have featured our "Downy Woodpecker" image:

1 = FAA Portraits - Birds: 11/17/2018
2 = Wild Birds of the World - A Nature Photography Group: 11/19/2018

This is a photograph of a Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates Pubescens), which I, Bill, captured on November 03, 2018 while at the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge with a Nikon D850 camera along with a Nikon 200-500MM lens.

The St. Marks NWR is located south of Tallahassee, Florida along the Gulf of Mexico and is a haven for wildlife with and without wings. Deb & I never tire of visiting this remarkable place. Now for a few facts about this species according to Wikipedia.

Adult downy woodpeckers are the smallest of North America's woodpeckers but there are many smaller species elsewhere, especially the piculets. The total length of the species ranges from 14 to 18 cm (5.5 to 7.1 in) and the wingspan from 25 to 31 cm (9.8 to 12.2 in). Body mass ranges from 20 to 33 g (0.71 to 1.16 oz). Standard measurements are as follows: the wing chord is 8.5–10 cm (3.3–3.9 in), the tail is 4–6 cm (1.6–2.4 in), the bill is 1–1.8 cm (0.39–0.71 in) and the tarsus is 1.1–1.7 cm (0.43–0.67 in). The downy woodpecker is mainly black on the upperparts and wings, with a white back, throat and belly and white spotting on the wings. There is a white bar above the eye and one below. They have a black tail with white outer feathers barred with black. Adult males have a red patch on the back of the head whereas juvenile birds display a red cap.

The downy woodpecker gives a number of vocalizations, including a short pik call. One may identify the woodpecker by pik-call, counting half a second between piks (a total of four must be heard). The rattle-call is a short burst that sounds similar to a bouncing ball, while that of the Hairy Woodpecker is a shorter burst of the same amplitude. Like other woodpeckers, it also produces a drumming sound(sounds like four taps with its beak as it pecks into trees. Compared to other North American species its drums are slow.

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