A bird showed up at the Bark Butter branch the other day and I must confess I did a bit of a double-take.

I was pretty sure it was a Hairy Woodpecker…but they have pure white bellies, and this one clearly did not.

I mean, really, doesn’t this fella look like he should be called a Rusty-chested Hairy Woodpecker, or a Hairy-chested Rusty Woodpecker? Or perhaps he should be dubbed “Dirty Hairy”, or if we wanted to be extra clever, we could just call him Clint, after the actor from the aforementioned film!

In reality, this Hairy Woodpecker is simply bearing the stain of his nesting material or of some tree bark that he has rubbed against. He’ll get his white belly feathers back when he molts.

Anyway, despite his less than pristine appearance, he’s still a good looking guy!