Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
The Hairy Woodpeckers are year-round residents of mature forested areas over most of North America and south through the mountain zones of Mexico and Central America. Some authorities still use the old genus Picoides to describe this bird.
Often confused with the Downy Woodpecker, this bird is larger and has a bill length as long as its head. The Downy Woodpecker’s beak is much shorter. These birds are important players in the control of borers, moths and caterpillars that threaten the health of the woodlands. Their populations have declined slightly because of factors that include clearing of dead trees in forested woods, and displacement from freshly excavated nests by European Starlings and House Sparrows.

Hairy Woodpecker(Leuconotopicus villosus) |
Description: Checking the nest hole at William Heise Park on the western slopes of the Laguna Mountains near Julian. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:06:28 10:24 |
Location:
William Heise Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/40 |
File Name: JCD0347-HairyWoodPecker |
© 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Hairy Woodpecker(Leuconotopicus villosus) |
Description: Saskatoon Lake, Alberta, Canada. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:03 5:45 |
Location:
Lake Saskatoon |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/250 |
File Name: JCD3210HairyWoodpecker |
© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Hairy Woodpecker(Leuconotopicus villosus) |
Description: Saskatoon Lake, Alberta, Canada. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:03 5:45 |
Location:
Lake Saskatoon |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/100 |
File Name: JCD3215HairyWoodpecker |
© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Hairy Woodpecker(Leuconotopicus villosus) |
Description: Saskatoon Lake, Alberta, Canada. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:03 5:59 |
Location:
Lake Saskatoon |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 |
File Name: JCD3217HairyWoodpecker |
© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Hairy Woodpecker(Leuconotopicus villosus) |
Description: A bird I met at the Springs on Santa Rosa Mountain, Southern Riverside County, California USA 2010-08-13. |
Date Taken: 2010:08:12 18:07 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/60 |
File Name: JCD5364.HairyWoodPecker |
© 2010 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |


Hairy Woodpecker(Leuconotopicus villosus) |
Description: Petersville Road, from Trapper Creek, Alaska towards Denali. |
Date Taken: 2005:07:07 15:21 |
Location:
Petersville Road |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/160 |
File Name: JCD7720HairyWoodpecker |
© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Hairy Woodpecker(Leuconotopicus villosus) |
Description: A bird I met at the Waterhole on Santa Rosa Mountain, Southern Riverside County, California USA 2004-07-31. |
Date Taken: 2004:07:30 17:31 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/60 |
File Name: JCD_7589HairyWoodpecker |
© 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Hairy Woodpecker(Leuconotopicus villosus) |
Description: The springs on Santa Rosa Mountain, at 7500 feet elevation in southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:08:31 10:50 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D724537-HairyWoodPecker |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Hairy Woodpecker(Leuconotopicus villosus) |
Description: One of the meetings I had travelling along the Siskiyou Summit Road (FS-20) between Ashland and Applegate. |
Date Taken: 2019:08:06 11:32 |
Location:
Siskiyou Summit |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/400 |
File Name: HairyWoodpecker_D5X0314-SiskiyouSummit |
© 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Hairy Woodpecker(Leuconotopicus villosus) |
Description: Meetings along the Siskiyou Summit Road (FS-20) between Ashland and Applegate. |
Date Taken: 2019:08:06 11:32 |
Location:
Siskiyou Summit |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/500 |
File Name: HairyWoodpecker_D5X0311-SiskiyouSummit |
© 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Hairy Woodpecker(Leuconotopicus villosus) |
Description: The springs on Santa Rosa Mountain, at 7500 feet elevation in southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:08:31 10:50 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D724539-HairyWoodPecker |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Hairy Woodpecker(Leuconotopicus villosus) |
Description: Along Morris Creek in Garner Valley. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:10:23 7:59 |
Location:
Garner Valley |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X1405-HairyWoodPecker |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Hairy Woodpecker(Leuconotopicus villosus) |
Description: Agua Dulce Creek, near the Sunrise Highway, South Of Julian, California. San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:08:09 11:13 |
Location:
Agua Dulce Creek |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 |
File Name: D3X1341-HairyWoodPecker |
© 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Hairy Woodpecker(Dryobates villosus) |
Description: Shortly before I finished my stay, a Hairy Woodpecker flew in to grab a snack. I drove to the Sandia Crest (elevation 10,600') outside of Albuquerque, to discover what high elevation birds I might encounter. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:16 13:05 |
Location:
Sandia Crest |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: HairyWoodpecker_D5X7562-SandiaCrest |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |

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