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Red-bellied woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

Photo by skinheaddave
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Field Notes

Description:

This is a female. Males have red across the top of their heads as well.

Notes:

Another lure to my suet feeder/log analog. This gal was pretty wary and it took me a while to get some good footage.

Reference Links:

Red-bellied Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornith…

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