Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)

Name: Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)

Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves


Observation: "a real live woodpecker" was the first thing I thought.  This small, tiny bird actually pecks wood?  The beak seems quite pointy and I imagine it must be hard and because it's pointy it allows it to continuously peck at wood without being hurt.  Sometimes you can hit wood with a hammer and it won't break but wood can peck at it without pain.  Interesting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downy_Woodpecker

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