Description
The Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) is the smallest species of woodpecker in North America. The males are distinguished by a red patch on the back of the head. This male woodpecker was in shock after flying into a plate glass window. It took 30 minutes of holding and warming him before he was able to fly. The woodpecker was photographed in Edgewood, Washington State, USA.