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While living on Long Island, I occasionally saw woodpeckers, but here in State College, Pennsylvania, I've seen an abundance of woodpeckers of all types and sizes. For the sake of a sense of direction, I'm starting with the smallest woodpecker: the downy.
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The suet feeder is about 5 inches long, which is pretty much the size of the downy woodpecker.
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The male downy has a little red spot on the back of his head; the female, below, doesn't have any red spot. The downy is nearly identical to the hairy woodpecker, except that the latter is larger and has a more robust bill.
Both female photos were taken in the neighboring game land.
The downy woodpecker appears equally at home right side up or upside downy.
Photo note: I used a Pentax *istD, with the SMC-A* 300mm lens for the first two photos and the SMC 400-600mm reflex for the second two. I've noticed that in long-distance shots with a large sky background, I have less chromatic aberration with the reflex lens.
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