
Photos of Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens
It is the smallest woodpecker in the parks around Montreal. It stays in the region the whole year mostly eating insects found below the bark of trees. Common visitor of bird feeders in the winter.

Female Downy Woodpecker
Parc Angrignon
2019-03-09
NIKON D500; 300mm f/4.0; Focal Length 420mm; Exposure 1/1250; Aperture f/5.6; Iso 140;
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Male Downy Woodpecker
Parc Nature Pointe aux Prairies
2016-03-22
NIKON D7100; 150-600mm f/5.0-6.3; Focal Length 600mm; Exposure 1/1000; Aperture f6.3; Iso 560;

Lazy individual. he went to the feeder, catched some and returned to the tree .
Parc Mont-Royal
2016-03-04
NIKON D7100; 150-600mm f/5.0-6.3; Focal Length 600mm; Exposure 1/1000; Aperture f6.3; Iso 800;
Videos of Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
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Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) - Foraging
Recorded: 2023-01-20 - Duration: [00:57]
Videos are hosted on Muuuh's YouTube Channel.
Written and regularly updated by Karl-Heinz Müller, Dipl. Natw. ETH, Biology. With 10 years of experience in wildlife photography, Karl-Heinz shares first-hand, on-site collected observations, photos and videos from his frequent visits to parks in Montreal and surrounding areas.
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