Downy or Hairy Woodpecker?

Taken last week in Spring Hill, Florida (40 miles north of Tampa)

I'm thinking this is a Hairy Woodpecker because of the longer beak -- thinking that the Downy beak is smaller. Otherwise both Downy and Hairy are real similar

I think this is a Hairy Woodpecker because of the stoutness of the bill. We have downies around here, but I've never seen a hairy.

we have both downy and hairy here. the easiest way I know to tell them apart is size. Hairy woodpeckers are slightly smaller than an American Robin. Downy Woodpeckers are slightly larger than a Dark Eyed Junco. That's a big difference in size. Might be simpler to say a Downy is about 6 to 7 inches tall and a Hairy is about 9 to 10. Hope this helps

Looks like a Downy to me. With a Hairy, the beak is noticeably thicker as well as longer. This guy's beak looks pretty fine to me. Around here, the Hairy's are much shyer. They'll leave my feeder when I open the door 50 ft away, while the Downy's will let me walk to within 10 - 15 ft before leaving. BTW, it's a nice shot.

A lot of birders won't even try to make the distinction from a photo, it can be very tough. The most commonly used feature when you can't easily tell the bird's size that I've heard used is that the length of the bill is less than have the diameter of the downy's head and the hairy's is more than half. Based on that I'd go with Hairy. Like Mark, I find Hairy's far more skittish than Downy's.

National Geographic Field guide: black marks on outer tail feather indicate Downy Woodpecker.

I agree with Rich and Mark. Black marks on the tail featehrs is a sure sign.