You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours..."A favor should be reciprocated: you do a favor for me, and I'll do one for you. The proverb has been traced back to Montaigne (1605), and is first attested in the United States in 'Artemus Ward, His Book' (1865) by Artemus Ward, the pen name of Charles Farrar Browne (1834-76)." From "Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings" (1996) by Gregory Y. Titelman (Random House, New York, 1996).
Okay, I couldn't help it - it almost did look like the nuthatch was scratching the downy's back :-)
This little downy woodpecker and red bellied woodpecker were nice enough to sit and pose for me at the feeder. 
I used these shots as models for the upside down suet feeder I just painted.
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