The Hairy woodpecker is a regular at our feeder, along with its smaller cousin the Downy. These two look very much alike except that the Hairy is larger and has a longer beak. The longer beak enables it to drum holes into live wood, whereas the Downy with a shorter beak prefers the softer, dead limbs. They coexist happily because they do not compete for feeding spots.
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