Hairy Woodpecker In Winter #2

The Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) is a medium-sized woodpecker measuring about 9.25 inches in length and about 2.3 ounces in weight. Its... more

by Morris Finkelstein

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Hairy Woodpecker In Winter #2

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Morris Finkelstein

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Photograph

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The Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) is a medium-sized woodpecker measuring about 9.25 inches in length and about 2.3 ounces in weight. Its preferred habitat is in deciduous forests in the United States, Central America, and the Caribbean. Adult Hairy Woodpeckers have mostly black plumage on their upperparts and wings, white on their bellies, white spotting on their wings, white bars above and below their eyes, and red patches on the back of their heads (male birds). Most of these birds are permanent residents, but some may migrate south or to lower elevations in winter. They forage on tree bark for insects, and also eat tree sap, fruit, berries, and nuts.

This Hairy Woodpecker foraging on the trunk of a dead tree was photographed at the Sax-Zim Bog, in northern Minnesota, on 3-2-2021, using a Nikon D850 camera body and a Nikkor 500mm f/4.0E FL ED VR2 telephoto lens. Settings: 1/2000 sec, f/6.3, ISO 2500. Sax-Zim Bog is in St. Louis County, Minnesota, about an hour north of Duluth. It is comprised of about 300 square miles of county, private, state forest, and wildlife management lands. It is an Important Birding Area (IBA), being home to breeding Great Gray Owls, Northern Hawk Owls, and Boreal Owls, as well as many other bird and animal species.

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March 20th, 2021