[Length 7.5 in. Wingspan 14 in.]

This male Arizona Woodpecker was photographed at Cave Creek (South Fork Trail), Portal, Arizona, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: June 24, 2013)

[Length 9.5 in. Wingspan 16 in.]

This male Black-backed woodpecker was photographed in Riding Mountain National Park in Manitoba, Canada. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: June 1991)

[Length 7 in. Wingspan ?? in.]

This Black-cheeked Woodpecker was photographed at Achiote Road, Colon, Panama. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D7000 camera. (Date: August 5, 2011)

[Length 14 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This male Crimson-crested Woodpecker was photographed at the ProAves El Dorado Reserve, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Department Magdalena, Colombia. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: June 10, 2009)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This female Downy Woodpecker was photographed at the Magee Marsh boardwalk, Oak Harbor, Ohio, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=345mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: May 16, 2012)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

Downy Woodpeckers occur in woodland areas, parks, and around suburban houses with nearby wooded areas throughout southern Canada, central Alaska, and all but the desert southwest of the lower 48 states of the US. The males and females are basically black-and-white birds told apart by the presence or absence of a red cap on the back of the head. This bird is a female, indicated by the lack of a red cap. Downy Woodpeckers are common visitors to suet feeders. This can provide the opportunity to observe them closely, as with this one, which was photographed as it worked its way around a tree toward a feeder. This one was photographed in a back yard in central New Jersey, USA Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm f4 EDAF lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: December 1993)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This parent feeding a young Downy Woodpecker was photographed at TOS Sabine Woods, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens (EFL=300mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: April 26, 2006)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This fledgling Downy Woodpecker was photographed at TOS Sabine Woods, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: April 26, 2007)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This fledgling Downy Woodpecker was photographed at TOS Sabine Woods, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: April 26, 2007)