Downy Woodpecker Excavating Nest Cavity
Picoides pubescens
                    
<^>>^>
DSB0130
 
left right
 
2007 Photograph, Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens), Huntley Meadows, Alexandria, Virginia, © 2020.
Here the woodpecker has tossed chips of wood over his shoulder.
You are hearing a Downy calling, it seemed to be responding to a nearby Robin.
Jian Zhe Li

Nature Photography, Wildlife Photography, Waterfowl Photography and Bird Photography from Marsh, River, Field and Forest Habitats.
All images Copyright © 1999 - by Gerry Gantt, all rights reserved.