Thanks all for your comments on the Downy woodpeckers plumage. Many comments here, and all good descriptions as well. And to Keiths comments... I also have been amazed how a Bright blue and contrasting B&W Blujay, so noticeable sitting in the sun, can suddenly vanish into the woods and not be seen. The B&W becomes broken up by the stippled sun through the trees, and the blue without sunlight becomes a dull gray! Nature is so surprising! Paul Carrier