A Downy Woodpecker's nest widens below its tiny door — ChillScroll

Two Downy Woodpeckers beside a small round cavity in a leaning dead tree

A Downy Woodpecker's nest widens below its tiny door

A pair spends one to three weeks carving a round entrance and a cavity six to twelve inches deep. The space widens toward the bottom, and fresh wood chips make the only lining.

The doorway is tiny; the room gets bigger once the woodpecker is inside.

Source · Cornell Lab of Ornithology ↗