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Melanerpes carolinus
This is the male. You can tell because his red mow hawk goes from the back of his neck to just above the bridge of his beak. You'll see a little white separation between the red and the orange-red above the beak. Also, this one might actually be two...as the coloring around the eye is more orange in some of the shots.
I hear two distinct thump-thump-thumps in my neighborhood. One is in my back yard in an old tree & I have made many posts of that home's progress. There are also some Red-bellies that fly across my street - away from the nest I know where it is. So there might be more than one pair visiting the suet feeders.
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Thanks you Sachin for your nice words. I'm glad you enjoy the spottings. I enjoy making them and sharing. I love Project Noah for giving the chance to share what I see. It's a great place.
Heather Miller, you are having very wonderful collection,
Thanks Tim. I am enjoying them. There is a pair building a home in a dead tree in my backyard and I'm super excited about seeing babies maybe.
One of my favorite birds! Nice pic!