Hairy or downy?

[gstacks]

I wanna say hairy. I don’t see spots on outer tail feathers.  But my pics suck. 

 

 

[Hornseeker]

I’m going HAWO. Mainly because the DOWO bill is much more petite.

[egosnell2002]

I think I also want to say Harry... I think the photos could be misleading though.

[Charlie Spencer]

Like @Hornseeker says, I think the bill in the second photo says Hairy.

[jcarscadden]

agree with Hairy...the bill does it for me

[Spyonabird]

This may not be a popular answer - but I say Downy.  I think the bills looks larger because of the angle in the second picture and there is no shoulder spur.  Also, I see some spots on the outer tail feathers in the first picture.  

[HamRHead]

1 hour ago, Spyonabird said:

This may not be a popular answer - but I say Downy.  I think the bills looks larger because of the angle in the second picture and there is no shoulder spur.  Also, I see some spots on the outer tail feathers in the first picture.  

I'm leaning Downy, too. There does appear to be faint spots on the tail. And I wonder if it isn't missing some feathers around the bill making it appear longer.

[Kevin]

I am no expert but I would say Downy.?

[birdbrain22]

I like Downy here also.

[RobinHood]

Tied at four each.

Therefore my deciding vote is for Downy - the back lighting is making the spots on the tail difficult to see but they are there and the bill length is OK.

OTOH...................

[Charlie Spencer]

Sometimes we just have to accept that some birds / photos can't be identified.

[adrian]

I like Hairy Woodpecker for this bird. Bill looks better for Hairy than for Downy. There do appear to be one or two faint spots in the white outer tail feathers, but I think these look more like dirt or something than the barring in Downy Woodpecker's tail feathers, which should be more extensive (though the backlit nature of the photo does make it hard to tell exactly what we're seeing). The black stripe from crown to nape is unbroken, which is better for Hairy Woodpecker. All that said, I'm not 100% sure and would personally leave this bird at Downy/Hairy Woodpecker without more photos.