this post was submitted on 12 Nov 2023
258 points (98.5% liked)
pics
19781 readers
96 users here now
Rules:
1.. Please mark original photos with [OC] in the title if you're the photographer
2..Pictures containing a politician from any country or planet are prohibited, this is a community voted on rule.
3.. Image must be a photograph, no AI or digital art.
4.. No NSFW/Cosplay/Spam/Trolling images.
5.. Be civil. No racism or bigotry.
Photo of the Week Rule(s):
1.. On Fridays, the most upvoted original, marked [OC], photo posted between Friday and Thursday will be the next week's banner and featured photo.
2.. The weekly photos will be saved for an end of the year run off.
Instance-wide rules always apply. https://mastodon.world/about
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
The downy is more sparrow-sized, while I think the hairy is more between the size of a cardinal and blue jay, but in this picture you'd use the bill. The hairy's bill is much larger in proportion to its head.
This was the same size as a blue jay.
Ah, Hairy Woodpecker it is then