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!

The red-bellied woodpecker make another visit to our feeder and birdbath. This time he lives up to his name and shows off his red belly.

If you look closely you will see the small reddish area by his feet.

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