Downy Woodpecker

                                                    Downy Woodpecker (Male)                                                 

                                                                                              Photos by BarrytheBirder

Downy Woodpecker (Female)

Downy came and dwelt with me,

Taught me hermit lore;

Drilled his cell in oaken tree

Near my cabin door.

Downy leads a hermit life 

All the winter through;

Free his days from jar and strife, 

And his cares are few.

                                    -- John Burroughs

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BarrytheBirder