A downy woodpecker is a small black and white bird that visits suet feeders. Listen to their call and see photos of males and females.

Manitoba birdwatchers have been happy to see more sightings of the red-headed woodpecker in the last few years.

Today’s photo shows an adult female Pileated Woodpecker perched on one of the dead pine trees on the side of my front yard. The way to identify males and females is to look at the bold line of ...