Woodpeckers

Black and white bird with a red spot on its head against a white background

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

The smallest woodpecker in Canada, and the most likely at your suet.

Woodpecker on a white background

Hairy Woodpecker

Dryobates villosus

A downy woodpecker, apparently photocopied at 130 percent.

Woodpecker with a red patch on a white background

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

A woodpecker that prefers the ground. Ants are the reason.

Woodpecker with black and white pattern on a white background

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

Named for a blush of red you will almost never see.

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