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Photos of Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens

Last modified on 2023-06-20. Dedicated page for wildlife photographers. Here, you will find valuable information including camera settings, date, and location for each photo. For more information about the species itself, please visit our website Fauna & Flora Photography, 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

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;

Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)

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;

Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)

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;

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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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