Papa Red Bellied Woodpecker Speaks Out
by Barbie Corbett-Newmin
Title
Papa Red Bellied Woodpecker Speaks Out
Artist
Barbie Corbett-Newmin
Medium
Photograph - 2d Digital Image, Watermark Not On Actual Print
Description
Red Bellied Woodpecker speaks out from the nest cavity of this Florida palm tree trunk. He has a waterfront condo on a pond just steps away from a marina on Charlotte Harbor, Florida. He can afford it because it was built with sweat equity! We can see the orange around the bill and tongue! Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Melanerpes carolinus, are medium-sized woodpeckers of the family Picidae. These pale, medium-sized woodpeckers are found in the Southeastern USA. The strikingly barred backs and gleaming red caps of these birds are a lovely sight. The male has a bright red cap all the way to the bill, while his lady has a grey head in front of the red area, also with a touch of orange accenting her black beak. Despite the name, the red on the belly is hard to spot except when he is diving in to relieve Mom guarding the eggs or bringing food to the babies.
Woodpeckers are beneficial insect eaters and enjoy significant amount of vegetarian diet-- plant material including acorns, nuts, fruits, seeds. The couple takes turns incubating the white eggs (maybe up tp 4) as a team for about 2 weeks, then they both wear themselves out feeding the babies and taking out the trash! Oh, and papa still has to chase away rivals!
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June 6th, 2020
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Comments (27)
Beatriz Portela
Congratulations, your image is featured on the homepage of FLORIDA -- ART OF THE SUNSHINE STATE!
Jordan Hill
Congratulations on being featured in the FAA Group ‘The Outdoor Photographer' To ensure your feature remains available over time, post your featured images in the Group's 'Thanks for the Feature / photo archive
Brian Tada
Barbie, fabulous portrait of this magnificent papa woodpecker with impeccable timing and great perspective! F/L
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Dawn Currie
Thank you for submitting this fine image of this identified wild bird. It is now featured on the homepage of Wild Birds Of The World - A Nature Photography Group. Please take a moment to add it to the 2020 Thanks and Features Archive discussion for additional visibility.
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Morris Finkelstein
Fabulous series of photographs of a mating pair of Red-Bellied Woodpeckers at their nest, with great poses, colors, light, and perspective, Barbie! F/L