[Length 9.5 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This female Golden-fronted Woodpecker was photographed at WBC Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: November 13, 2010)

[Length 9.5 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This male Golden-fronted Woodpecker was photographed at Rio Grande Village, Big Bend National Park, Texas. 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: December 10, 2010)

[Length 9.5 in. Wingspan 14.5 in.]

Great Spotted Woodpeckers are residents across much of northern Europe and Asia. They are basically a black and white woodpecker, but have bright red undertail coverts, unlike any similar woodpeckers in North America. This one was photographed approaching a feeder at a nature center near Nemuro on the island of Hokkaido, Japan. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.0 EDAF lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)

[Length 9.25 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

The "big brother" of the dainty Downy Woodpecker, the Hairy Woodpecker is less often seen at feeders than its diminutive cousin. It is, however, a common bird of forests throughout much of the US and southern Canada. This female "Eastern" Hairy Woodpecker was photographed at Whitefish Point Bird Observatory, Michigan. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: June 1990)

[Length 9.25 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This Hairy Woodpecker was photographed at the mountaintop restaurant, Sandia Crest, NM. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: March 3, 2008)

[Length 9.25 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This male "Western" Hairy Woodpecker was photographed in the foothills near Arroyo Grande, California. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.0 Nikkor EDAF lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: November 1997)

[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker was photographed in a city park in Tokyo, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)

[Length 7.25 in. Wingspan 13 in.]

This Ladder-backed Woodpecker was photographed at Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park, Mission, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: February 9, 2010)