Red Bellied Woodpeckers (Melanerpes carolinus)

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Photo by Claudia Nix

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41.7445, -88.0776

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Description:

Medium-sized woodpecker with black bars on their backs and a red cap.

Habitat:

These two were in a tree at the Greene Valley Forest Preserve in Lisle, IL.

Notes:

Is the one on the left a juvenile?
The photo quality is bad...they were far away and up high in the tree and my 300 mm could only reach so far. :)

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Comments (7)

Claudia Nix

Thanks for the tips, Heather. I'm going to look into that this weekend. Thanks for the kind words, Atul! :)

Atul

nice pics claudia very nice birds

HeatherMiller

If you really want to see them up close, and other birds as well, put a platform feeder out with some bait bugs on it or blueberries. Blueberries seem to attract every living thing in the area. Meal worms, and any other "bait" critter. Also, black sunflower seeds seem to be very popular in my yard as well.

Claudia Nix

Yes, they are gorgeous. I was very excited to spot them...just wish they weren't so far away so I could have gotten some sharper images.

HeatherMiller

They are pretty aren't they? Pretty big too.

Claudia Nix

And these were the first I have ever seen. :)

HeatherMiller

This is the 3rd, well 3rd and 4th Red Bellied Woodpecker today. Awesome!

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Red Bellied Woodpeckers

Melanerpes carolinus

41.7445, -88.0776

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