Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
(L 9.25" WS 15" Wt 2.3 oz)
Long bill
Yard Bird
Oak Park
02Nov2008
Most widespread U.S. woodpecker
...mostly permanent residents.
...mostly permanent residents.
All white
Thatcher Woods
21Mar2009
Picoides in Greek means wood-
pecker-resembling; villosus in
Latin means harry, shaggy.
pecker-resembling; villosus in
Latin means harry, shaggy.
© BirdNote,
Dennis Paulson
Cornell
Ornithology
Ornithology
© Audubon
Society
Society
The saddest thing I ever did see
Was a woodpecker peckin‘ at a plastic tree.
He looks at me, and “Friend,” says he,
“Things ain’t as sweet as they used to be.”
(Shel Silverstein)