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Melanerpes carolinus
This guy was looking for Bugs in a tree at the Audubon Society Dog Wood Canyon center in Cedar Hill Texas. They are called Red-Bellied because they have some red color on their belly area its not much but it is there. They have a brilliant red head and make a weird warbling shriek when the call that sort of decrescendos. They are a medium sized Woodpecker and are fun to watch. They love peanuts and love to visit feeders.
Live mainly in Woodland sometimes like in my case they visit urban feeders. However they mainly live in heavily wooded areas.
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