Red-bellied Woodpecker
I took these pictures with my phone through my living room window. I had to share this beautiful bird! Look close at what he does with his tail, for balance, underneath the feeder.
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I hade a red breasted robin make a nest in my cherry 🍒 tree one year. That year we had no problem from squirrels or other birds. I also have a bird feeder but squirrels 🐿️ always get to it first.
We get tons of birds, all varieties. I have a large wooden cabana and we have to go out daily to remove at least one corner of nesting material. I hung these reflective spinners all over but they figured out they can fly under them. Lol I am going to try and wedge the foam pool noodles in the corners this year. 🤞🏻
What awesome photos!
Thank you, such a beautiful bird.
These are tremendous
Thank you Mark!
Great shot of a lovely bird . We have similar here but so rare to spot them from house. One landed in a Silver Birch near my head as i was weeding.I looked up just to see him fly off . You got him in your lens first class.Well done you.
Thank you!!! They only stop at the feeder occasionally, probably because they can’t find bugs and are hungry. I was so surprised that they ate sunflower seeds.
Delightful
Thank you Derrick!
Fabulous! I love the bird house.
Thank you Sheree, it needs its spring cleaning but that’s my hubby’s job! 🤣
Beautiful pictures of that lovely bird. We have them in our garden too in UK
Thank you Maggie, do you get any other kinds of woodpeckers? There are so many beautiful varieties. We have seen one other kind and my son gets one we have never seen, however, he is an hour west of us.
Wow! Those are phenomenal pictures of such a beautiful bird. Smart balance in a cozy home
Thank you for your kind words! The feeder sits about 4 feet from the window where I sit.
Wow!
Thank you Vickie, they are so beautiful!
These are beautiful captures, and I love your bird feeder!
Thank you Betty!
Amazing you were able to capture this with your phone💜
The feeder is right outside my window, about 4-5 feet away. I was happy my window was clean. Lol
Awesome! We are viewing the creativity and sense that God gives to his creatures for survival.
Absolutely, Gods creatures are so smart!
Beautiful photos! I wonder why it is called “red bellied”, since the red is only on its head.
The young birds red belly doesn’t get red until later. It also said you can’t see it unless they hang upside down. My opinion is that they already have a red headed woodpecker name so they squinted hard and called this one a red-bellied. 🤣
Beautiful bird and great photos. It’s impressive you took those through a window and with a phone camera. I love your bird feeder, so cute!
Thank you Katelon, the amazing part was that my window was clean enough. 🤣
What great pictures Diane! I love those guys and you really captured him so well 😊💕
Thank you so much!
What a handsome little guy!
He sure is, thank you Kymber!
Diane, these captures are great. I haven’t seen one of these beauties around here, but what a pleasant surprise if I do!
Thank you Bruce!
Love it!!!
As soon as the bugs start he won’t be at our feeder so I cherish seeing him when I do.
So beautiful!!!
What a spectacular bird! Thanks for sharing the photos 🙂
My pleasure!
You do indeed, have a colorful feathered friend!
Isn’t he gorgeous!
One of my favorite birds! Great photos! I’m fascinated at their ability to turn their heads almost upside down in order to get the seed they want.
Thank you Janet! The little birds leave all the shells of the sunflower seeds on the platform so he and the blue jays peck out the hole in the feeder to get more seed. The way they tuck their tail under the feeder for balance fascinates me. It looks like they bend their body in half.
Great birds! I have one coming to one feeder right now, too, here in New Hampshire. I always love watching him break open a seed. Great pictures, by the way!
It’s crazy how many there must be in the USA! How ironic you saw one while reading my post! Do you feed them sunflower seeds too?
What a beautiful bird, Diane! Such great photos. And I love love love your birdfeeder!
He sure is beautiful, he never stays long but this time he did so I had to grab my phone. Thank you Ab my husband picked out the feeder.
How beautiful Diane – it matches the feeder black-white-red!
Hahaha We think alike Linda, I thought the same thing about the colors.
Picture perfect Diane!
Thank you Linda 🥰
What great pictures! He looks like he has a good modeling agency! And he is beautiful!
Thank you Linda! That’s the longest he has ever stayed. It was also the first time he figured out how to stand on the platform.
Beautiful photos of a pretty bird Diane!
He doesn’t stay long but I love it when he comes. Thank you Corna!
What great pictures, Diane. I get a lot of birds, but I haven’t seen any of those. I do hear woodpeckers in the distance but with only an apple tree in my yard, they don’t visit.
Thank you Carla! Two days ago we had a fox in our yard. We have lived here since 1990 and have never seen a fox. Then today the Grosbeak showed up.
I pulled down 3 beginnings of nests yesterday under my overhand. Not sure what to use. I hung a plastic owl, but that didn’t work for long. Birds are smart.
I know what you mean Carla! The best thing I ever did was wedging balloons in the corners but we get so much wind they didn’t last long. I hung these spinning silver reflective things in 9 spots in the cabana but they are getting use to them and still going in the cabana. We remove the nests daily too. Right now it’s the robins then later it’s the sparrows. My next solution will be to put something in the corners where they make the nests like a cut off piece of a pool noodle. I’ll try anything. Lol
Wow, living in the country has its benefits.
We are being overrun with the grackle’s right now and they scare all the other birds off the feeder.