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Red-Bellied Woodpecker (Male)

Melanerpes carolinus

Description:

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.

Notes:

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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4 Comments

HeatherMiller
HeatherMiller 12 years ago

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.

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Heather Miller, you are having very wonderful collection,

HeatherMiller
HeatherMiller 12 years ago

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.

TimTwohig
TimTwohig 12 years ago

One of my favorite birds! Nice pic!

HeatherMiller
Spotted by
HeatherMiller

Decatur, Georgia, USA

Spotted on Jan 18, 2012
Submitted on Jan 18, 2012

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