A Tale of Two Look-A-Like Woodpeckers (Original Photos)
The Hairy Woodpecker and the Downy Woodpecker are look-a-like cousins sharing the classic woodpecker body.
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Side by Side Comparison
Both woodpeckers can be found throughout much of the United States and Canada.
| Data | Downy Woodpecker | Hairy Woodpecker |
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| (Male) Downy and (Female) Hairy Woodpecker |  |  |
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In terms of relative size the Downy Woodpecker is about two-thirds the size of the Hairy Woodpecker.
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Wow, they are so similar. I never would have noticed, but the size of each species is what sets them apart the most.
The first time I saw them I could not tell them apart. Once you get used to the size difference then it is fairly easy to tell them apart.
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They like to peck holes where they shouldn't - like the side of our house.
I have wood siding too. But the woodpeckers do not bother it. Instead they like to bring their nuts to the sides of my windows. They stick the nuts in the small cracks on the sides of the windows and peck away.
When I open the windows in the spring, I have to wipe away the nuts they have pushed into the cracks.
Maybe they are helping to insulate around my windows :-) But I doubt it.
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