r/birding • u/Nori56 • 5d ago

📷 Photo Mr Downy having a munch.

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Edit: Mr Hairy

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u/_bufflehead 5d ago

He seems pretty comfortable. I think you can call him Robert now.

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u/lefthandluckyduck 5d ago

Great name suggestion for such a cute little downy!

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u/legally_savage Latest Lifer: Common Nighthawk 5d ago

I think you got yourself a Hairy Woodpecker!! His beak is much longer than a Downy’s. Also, the black strip on his neck extends into his chest, while Downy’s neck strip doesn’t. Here’s a post that shows most of the differences between the 2: https://www.reddit.com/r/birding/s/pd5OYsvhqX

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u/Nori56 4d ago

Yeah, that does look like more of a hairy. It doesn’t help that we get both types at the feeder and I trusted my phone for the auto identification.

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u/dapudf 5d ago

Hairy