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Of course this Hairy Woodpecker had to move out of a clear line of sight the moment I got my camera.  They seem to be so much harder to photograph than the Downy Woodpeckers.  I have a Downy post coming next.  But here’s the Hairy.  Note the larger body size and longer beak.

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Ok admittedly I am not very good at distinguishing the Downy Woodpecker from the Hairy Woodpecker.  BUT I am SURE this is a Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus).  See how big it’s beak is.  It’s entire body appears bigger than the Downy I typically see.

(The blurry white spots are falling snowflakes.)

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