A visit with a backyard Red-bellied Woodpecker from back in March 2016.

A pair of Red-bellied Woodpeckers are constantly at the backyard bird feeders. A male and a female that seem fairly inseparable. Given all the bird feed they eat all day they must be two of the fattest Red-bellied Woodpeckers in the neighborhood. More power to them.



Look! The infamous red plumage on their belly that gives them their name.

Mmmm! Lots of good things to eat in here.

Looks a bit like a red mohawk.




Photos from a rainy day visit by Melanerpes carolinus.