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Red-Bellied Woodpecker Lives up to his name
By admin | January 3, 2008
The Red-Bellied Woodpecker makes daily visits to my Hanging feeders and bird baths for a snack and a drink. The male visits more often than the female and either one is always a welcome visitor!
I currently have two hanging feeders, one is full of black oil sunflower seeds and the other one is filled with a wild bird seed mix. The Red-Bellied Woodpecker makes use of both of them but prefers the one filled with black oil sunflower seeds. The feeder that holds the black oil sunflower seeds is old and broken in many places but it holds sentimental value so it remains hanging and the birds don’t seem to mind it’s broken appearance.
He flew in and perched on a branch, eying the feeder filled with black oil sunflower seeds. I was ready with my camera and snapped a quick picture. You can see a little bit of his red belly.
Then to my surprise he flew in to the hanging feeder and didn’t seem to mind that I was standing just a few feet away. Once again I was poised and ready with my camera. This time he shows off his red belly!
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Topics: Bird Sightings, Red-Bellied Woodpecker |
January 3rd, 2008 at 7:36 pm
In my limited experience, this is a difficult area of the bird to capture. Nice shot. In the second picture, it looks as if it is clawing, like a cat, at the feeder portal.
January 3rd, 2008 at 8:06 pm
I think I got lucky with this one!
January 3rd, 2008 at 9:25 pm
Awesome shots you got there. I love the Red-Bellies we get here. They are definitely entertaining. Thanks for sharing with us.
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:14 pm
Thanks! This one comes by everyday. I saw him a few times today!
January 4th, 2008 at 9:51 am
We have a few that come around our house once in a while. These pics are great!!! Great captures of the belly!
January 4th, 2008 at 10:19 am
Thank you Teri.
February 8th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
What wonderful photos! Would you mind if I placed it on the animal scoops blog on nola.com?
February 9th, 2008 at 12:39 am
Connie, You can use any of these pictures as long as you give this site credit and a link back.
Thanks!
April 17th, 2008 at 9:26 am
Theres a male and a female red bellied woodpecker that have showed up on my property and the male won’t stop pecking on all my windows!!! I mean really, he is next to me right now pecking away. Not only is it annoying, but I’m worried he might hurt himself. How Can I get him to stop!?
April 17th, 2008 at 10:06 am
Is he at the same window everytime? It sounds like he sees his reflection. I would try to put something there to discourage him from coming back, like a scarecrow.
May 30th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
I have three red bellied woodpeckers that arrive at my house about 7 am and don’t leave until sundown. They are hanging on my windows and peck all day. Its been going on for about a week now. What do I do to make them go away?
October 3rd, 2008 at 5:16 pm
This morning, I threw a peanut on the ground past the dogwood where the red-bellied was located and as he flew down to pick it up, a squirrel ran to grab it instead. He looked startled and then flew straight up for about six feet and started hovering like a hummingbird. The behavior was so strange that it caught my attention and then I saw him hover to the right before he fell and collapse on the ground. It has seemed as though he had been caught in a spider web. I walked over to pick him up in my hands with the thought of giving him some warmth. I kept him in my hands for about a minute and then he started to call for about thirty second. As I felt the warmth starting to come back, I walked over to the tree and placed him on it when he then flew away.
Wonderous world.