Red-Bellied Woodpecker

[tesarver]

I know that Birds of a feeder are frowned upon, but this was a 1st time feeder to the backyard.

Red-Bellied Woodpecker by tesarver, on Flickr

Red-Bellied Woodpecker by tesarver, on Flickr

Red-Bellied Woodpecker by tesarver, on Flickr

Red-Bellied Woodpecker by tesarver, on Flickr

7DMKII w/Tamron 150-600 SP1

Comments Welcomed

Tom

[pelliott1954]

Re: Red-Bellied Woodpecker

Still nice Tom and worth shooting feeder or not, lovely colours, #3 looks best to me

Regards Paul

[Jacqueline]

Re: Red-Bellied Woodpecker

Sometimes we have o choice and a beautiful bird indeed . Lovely.

[Brian Sugden]

Re: Red-Bellied Woodpecker

Nice set Tom. Some in the UK may wonder why it's called a red bellied woodpecker when it has such a striking red head and not much red on its belly!

[Dawesy]

Re: Red-Bellied Woodpecker

Nice sseries Tom

[the black fox]

Re: Red-Bellied Woodpecker

Good set tom ,sometimes we have to take what's thrown at us

[Nathaniel]

Re: Red-Bellied Woodpecker

Good series- feeders and all that.

[Bill53]

Re: Red-Bellied Woodpecker

Great set Tom, nice looking bird.

Bill.

[lunarbo]

Re: Red-Bellied Woodpecker

Lovely set Tom, number 3 my pick.

[tesarver]

Re: Red-Bellied Woodpecker

Thanks Paul, Jacqueline, Brian, Steve, Nat, Bill & Bo for stopping by and commenting

[Lepus]

Re: Red-Bellied Woodpecker

well caught Tom , try and add a natural perch to the feeder for next time .

[tesarver]

Re: Red-Bellied Woodpecker

Thanks Fallow for the suggestion

Tom

[haydnj]

Re: Red-Bellied Woodpecker

what a beautiful bird, those reds are enchanting. well caught never mind the feeder. once he gets used to your surroundings He may take to an adjacent perch as Fallow suggests.

[tesarver]

Re: Red-Bellied Woodpecker

Thanks Haydnj

[lighthouse]

Re: Red-Bellied Woodpecker

Well I love them.