Thanks Steve,Alandra,Sparkle and Don for the lovely comments.

very nice, Carol. We've had one back here again since the snow arrived, -- but not sure if it's a downy woodpecker or not. Didn't get a photo of it. The markings seemed different and it seemed larger than the downy that was here earlier. Flickers are also stopping by lately.

Nice clear shot with good detail. I think I might have boosted the contrast just a bit in an image editing package.

Steve