As I was editing this photo, I realized this male Red-bellied Woodpecker has red on his chin unlike the other male I have been photographing. So now we have two males visiting. This one looks like a full grown adult, while the other male may be a first year immature male.
Male Red-bellied WP on Suet Log - Video Clip Attached
Posted:
January 11, 2010
The male Red-bellied Woodpecker is having to fend off the starlings while eating. He must really like the suet because he successfully defends his spot most of the time.
I put up a new suet log for the woodpeckers. It is a section of locust tree with holes drilled in the sides to hold suet. It was an instant magnet for this male Red-bellied Woodpecker, as well as the Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers.
The first thing I saw when I looked out my kitchen window this morning was this handsome male Red-bellied Woodpecker at a suet feeder. He has not been in our yard for 3 years, so I was very excited when he kept coming in all day long. Odds are he is here for the winter.
This male Red-bellied Woodpecker was a regular visitor during the fall of 2007. I sure wish he would make a return visit. I hear them in the woods once in awhile, but no sightings.
This is a male red-bellied woodpecker (red up over his entire head) looking for some of the peanuts I put out for the bluejays. The bluejays do not mess with him when he is in the feeder area.
This female red-bellied woodpecker grabbed a big chunk of suet after the pileated woodpeckers left. Guess she wanted to make sure she got her fair share.
While waiting to get a shot of a pileated woodpecker, this male red-bellied woodpecker visited a tall tree within range of my lens. He was busily circling the tree as he pecked constantly.
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