Finally caught the Red-Belly Rascal
Jul 22, 2012 10:31:51 #
mollymolly wrote:
The male would have the red extending from his bill down to his neck. The female only has red on the back of her head.
Hi mollymolly ... I found a picture (one of the few decent ones) that I took earlier this year. From your description this one appears to be a male?
Jul 22, 2012 10:32:53 #
Marinole wrote:
Marvelous shots of an elusive bird. I have had trouble with him too!!!
Thank you Marinole!
Jul 22, 2012 10:33:29 #
Jul 22, 2012 10:35:10 #
thefunxtr wrote:
Hi mollymolly ... I found a picture (one of the few decent ones) that I took earlier this year. From your description this one appears to be a male?
mollymolly wrote:
The male would have the red extending from his bill down to his neck. The female only has red on the back of her head.
Hi mollymolly ... I found a picture (one of the few decent ones) that I took earlier this year. From your description this one appears to be a male?
This is indeed a male.
Jul 22, 2012 10:37:31 #
RMM wrote:
You had better luck than I've had! Very nice shots. Maybe you could rent that woodpecker out?
Thanks RMM ... I would have to catch it first, and looking at it's beak and claws ... probably not. :lol:
Jul 22, 2012 10:42:06 #
mollymolly wrote:
Hi mollymolly ... I found a picture (one of the few decent ones) that I took earlier this year. From your description this one appears to be a male?
This is indeed a male.[/quote]
Thank you very much for this info mollymolly ... it's great to find out that there is a potential "couple" hanging out nearby so we might to see more of them in the future.
Jul 22, 2012 10:42:46 #
Jul 22, 2012 10:48:52 #
Jul 22, 2012 11:07:08 #
thefunxtr wrote:
This is indeed a male.
mollymolly wrote:
Hi mollymolly ... I found a picture (one of the few decent ones) that I took earlier this year. From your description this one appears to be a male?
This is indeed a male.
Thank you very much for this info mollymolly ... it's great to find out that there is a potential "couple" hanging out nearby so we might to see more of them in the future.[/quote]
There is a very good chance that these two could produce little ones. While this bird does not specifically 'mate for life', they are monogamous throughout the breeding season and the same pair have been know to mate for several seasons in a row.
Jul 22, 2012 11:07:44 #
Jul 22, 2012 11:15:14 #
mollymolly wrote:
Thank you very much for this info mollymolly ... it's great to find out that there is a potential "couple" hanging out nearby so we might to see more of them in the future.
thefunxtr wrote:
This is indeed a male.
mollymolly wrote:
Hi mollymolly ... I found a picture (one of the few decent ones) that I took earlier this year. From your description this one appears to be a male?
This is indeed a male.
Thank you very much for this info mollymolly ... it's great to find out that there is a potential "couple" hanging out nearby so we might to see more of them in the future.
There is a very good chance that these two could produce little ones. While this bird does not specifically 'mate for life', they are monogamous throughout the breeding season and the same pair have been know to mate for several seasons in a row.[/quote]
By the way, I used to wonder why a Woodpecker would be pecking on things that were obviously the wrong 'material' for them, ie. telephone and light poles, metal eaves, pipes etc.. I found out that they choose these things so that the sound will reverberate better in hopes of calling a mate.
Jul 22, 2012 11:17:19 #
Jul 22, 2012 11:32:11 #
Jul 22, 2012 12:58:09 #
mollymolly wrote:
By the way, I used to wonder why a Woodpecker would be pecking on things that were obviously the wrong 'material' for them, ie. telephone and light poles, metal eaves, pipes etc.. I found out that they choose these things so that the sound will reverberate better in hopes of calling a mate.
I know some heads they could practice on.
Jul 22, 2012 13:26:04 #
RMM wrote:
I know some heads they could practice on.
mollymolly wrote:
By the way, I used to wonder why a Woodpecker would be pecking on things that were obviously the wrong 'material' for them, ie. telephone and light poles, metal eaves, pipes etc.. I found out that they choose these things so that the sound will reverberate better in hopes of calling a mate.
I know some heads they could practice on.
Now that's funny!
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