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Melanerpes carolinus
What I believe to be a young, female Red-bellied Woodpecker coming to eat on an orange
Feeder trees in our front yard next to a lake and within a seven mile radius of wetlands, farmlands, woodlands, prairie fields and the Otter Tail River
We've had Red-bellied Woodpeckers coming to our feeder trees for many years now for: oranges, peanuts, sunflower seeds and beef suet. There here year round and bring their young to our feeder trees as well. I first started putting out oranges for our Baltimore Orioles but was pleased to see other wildlife enjoying them as well: Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, Finches, Squirrels, Chipmunks and even butterflies
Spotted on Aug 11, 2009
Submitted on Dec 23, 2012
2 Comments
Maria dB-Thank you! Taken over three years ago when I was still learning about them. I wish I'd taken more of the young birds that were coming to our yard this year as it was a very large gathering compared to other years. :-)
Nice spotting!