Woodpeckers

My Little Male Downy View 1

I have two pairs of downy woodpeckers who live in my yard year round, one in the backyard and one in the front. Sometimes they arrive at the suet basket at the same time and fight over who gets it. The males are especially pretty with the bright red patch on the nape of their head. They love to perch in my crepe myrtle trees in between food trips.
Male Downy Woodpecker (picoides pubescens)

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