The woodpeckers are often overlooked in the summer as the attention is turned towards colorful birds like the Indigo Bunting, Eastern Bluebird and the Baltimore Oriole, but this little Downy Woodpecker puts on its own show. Their rising-and-falling flight style is distinctive of many woodpeckers and they don’t sing songs, but they drum loudly against pieces of wood or metal to make their song.
The Downy Woodpecker is an active bird that moves quickly over tree trunks, branches, and stems of grasses and wildflowers, characteristically leaning against its stiffened tail feathers for support. And this female Downy Woodpecker is hanging upside down and using the tail feathers for support.
Downy Woodpecker
