[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This female Downy Woodpecker was photographed at the Magee Marsh boardwalk, Oak Harbor, Ohio, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=345mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: May 16, 2012)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

Downy Woodpeckers occur in woodland areas, parks, and around suburban houses with nearby wooded areas throughout southern Canada, central Alaska, and all but the desert southwest of the lower 48 states of the US. The males and females are basically black-and-white birds told apart by the presence or absence of a red cap on the back of the head. This bird is a female, indicated by the lack of a red cap. Downy Woodpeckers are common visitors to suet feeders. This can provide the opportunity to observe them closely, as with this one, which was photographed as it worked its way around a tree toward a feeder. This one was photographed in a back yard in central New Jersey, USA Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm f4 EDAF lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: December 1993)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This parent feeding a young Downy Woodpecker was photographed at TOS Sabine Woods, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens (EFL=300mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: April 26, 2006)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This fledgling Downy Woodpecker was photographed at TOS Sabine Woods, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: April 26, 2007)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This fledgling Downy Woodpecker was photographed at TOS Sabine Woods, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: April 26, 2007)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This adult Downy Woodpecker was photographed at TOS Sabine Woods, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: April 26, 2007)

[Length 9.25 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This Gila Woodpecker was photographed at Saguaro National Park - Western Unit, Tucson, Arizona, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: July 11, 2013)

[Length 9.25 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This Gila Woodpecker was photographed on the grounds of the Sonoran Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Ektachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1985)