Downy Woodpecker ~ so small and dainty...

                                                                                                 Photos by BarrytheBirder

Smallest of our woodpeckers

Downy Woodpeckers (Picoides pubescens) are the smallest of the woodpeckers in Canada and they are  two and half inches shorter than Hairy Woodpeckers, but otherwise look quite similar.   Downies have a tuft of nasal bristles that is conspicuous (see bottom photo).

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BarrytheBirder