First one of these I had seen. The orange was new to me. Had to look it up when I got home.
Red Bellied Woodpecker.
Thanks Namwife. I appreciate your comment.
Very nice.
I have resident RB's who look for a meal here daily.
Beautiful little guy, and lovely composition. Excellent, Buddy Bob!
Good one! I like red bellied woodpeckers, I see them fairly often, but I don't often get a good picture like this though. :thumbup:
That is a lovely photograph of a lovely creature.
Thanks for sharing
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Nice shot!...funny they call them "red bellied" when the red is on the birds head.
tk
Loc: Iowa
Great shot! The orange may be his mating plumage. Don't know, just a thought.
Excellent shot! Still can't figure out why they call them red-bellied!
pinkycat wrote:
Excellent shot! Still can't figure out why they call them red-bellied!
There's the obvious names like "red winged blackbird" Then there's "red tailed hawk." They say when their flying, you can detect a little red on their tail...I have yet to see it. Then there's the "red bellied." There is a little red on their belly but the majority of it is on their head. Maby because the name "red headed woodpecker" was already taken.
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