Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: interestingness#60

Another photo of this male Hairy Woodpecker that we saw on a walk the other day, in the Sikome/Boat Launch area of Fish Creek Park. I never tire of seeing the smart black and white with a splash of brilliant red. Hairy Woodpeckers are uncommon to common year-round in Alberta. You don't see them as often as the smaller Downy Woodpeckers. The bill is about as long as the head is wide, whereas the Downy Woodpecker has a much shorter bill.

This Red Squirrel gave me a bit of amusement on one of my walks. He/she was only tiny, so must have been a fairly young one. This was #60 on 28th December 2006.