This may be by far the worst clip I think I have ever posted.

The bird only stayed for a couple seconds and I did not get a chance to focus plus I got some type of interference on the video..

Downy Woodpeckers and Hairy Woodpeckers are very similar... the "books" say if you can easily see the bill it's a Hairy....

But I could not find any photos of a Hairy with a red head that extended down to it's bill like this one does

?????

 

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female red bellied woodpecker. if the red goes all the way to the beak, it's a male. on this one, there is a gap in the red.from the back of the head to the beak.

you can also tell a downey from a hairy by the size. the hairy is a lot bigger. the hairy has a bill as long as it's head, the downy's is shorter. the dead give away is the outside white tail feathers. the downy will have spots. the hairy's outside tail feathers are completely white.

Thanks...
I really did not think it was a Hairy ( too much red for one thing) but never thought of the red-bellied simply because it did not have a red belly   )

there's just a little red on the belly. you got to get the right angle and up close to see it. i've only seen it in others photos.

i found a link to a photo showing the belly.
http://www.stevesforums.com/forums/attachment.php?id=98643
hope the link works. i keep forgetting to say. this is the only one that doesn't wear a mask.
here's a link to where i found it.
http://www.stevesforums.com/forums/view_topic.php?id=569267&forum_id=11  

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