I'M TIRED OF ALL THIS PECKING MAMMAL With the colors of the

With the colors of the sunrise appearing just before the sun touched the horizon

oak and hophornbeam trees of this deciduous forest were terrific and spectacular on this October morning

After a snow and freezing rain storm passes through the night before

there were an abundance of them

With these hoary vervain flowers

I'M TIRED OF ALL THIS PECKING MAMMAL With the colors of theThe smallest of North Americas woodpeckers, the downy woodpeckers are wide spread and common throughout their range however, they avoid the arid southwest. They are typically very active moving quickly on the branches and through the tree looking for insects. The downy and hairy woodpeckers are almost identical in plumage. The downy can be distinguished from the hairy by its smaller size and by the black dots on its white tail feathers. (523 98)