red-bellied woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpeckers (Melanerpes carolinus) female left, male right in a large hackberry tree.

Taking time out to enjoy the flowers, or looking for bugs, grin.

At Huntington Beach State Park, SC

Showing how it uses that long, barbed tongue to probe holes in the bark to pull out bugs and larvae

Thanks for your kind words on my last picture. Stay safe. This photo was taken 2016. Red-bellied Woodpecker, male

Red-bellied woodpecker and house sparrow

Our most common woodpecker, though probably one of the most misidentified - the red on the back of the head is usually the identifying mark people see, and they are often called red-headed woodpecker - a more rare species in our area. You can't often see the red belly that gives this species...

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) female.

Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) male.

I have an ample supply of these beautiful woodpeckers.

I recently uploaded the male with the full red hood, this is the female.

That's what it looks like to me ;)

Red-bellied Woodpecker

This is the male and taken at Eagle Lakes Park, Naples, Fl.

Acting more like a Tree Creeper than a Woodie

Another capture at Corkscrew Swamp.

This Red-Bellied Woodpecker seemed to be striking a pose for the camera