Picoides pubescens
We found a whole family of Downy Woodpeckers foraging in the trees at Tanner's Flat in
Little Cottonwood Canyon and because the young birds were unfamiliar with people, we were
able to walk right up to them and take pictures. What a treat! © Carol Davis 7-7-2002
This little Downy was picking bugs out of the Common Mullein plants that blanketed the area at
North Arm Viewing Area of Pineview Reservoir. If there was ever a plant that contained enough
bugs to feed an army of birds, Mullein is that plant. © Carol Davis, 9-21-2003
I was watching this little woodpecker move through our trees one winter day when all of a sudden it
became perfectly still, obviously pretending to be part of the branch. It didn't blink an eye or move a
feather. I looked around to see what was spooking it and there, floating overhead, was a Sharp-shinned
Hawk. Once the hawk passed by, the little Downy continued tapping. © Carol Davis 12-17-2004
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