Red-Bellied Woodpecker Feeding

This Red Bellied Woodpecker is a new arrival to my suet feeder. He may have visited before but I cought him on this day and was happy to get a good recording of him eating suet. If you watch real close at the end of this video clip you will see a Northern Cardinal jump out of the bushes. I will have a great video of the Cardinal in the near future.

A little more about the Red Bellied Woodpecker: The Red-bellied Woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus, is a medium-sized woodpecker of the Picidae family. It breeds in southern Canada and the northeastern United States, ranging as far south as Florida and as far west as Texas. Its common name is somewhat misleading, as the most prominent red part of its plumage is on the head; the Red-headed Woodpecker however is another species that is a rather close relative but looks entirely different.

Red-bellied woodpeckers are noisy birds, and have many varied calls. Calls have been described as sounding like churr-churr-churr or chuf-chuf-chuf with an alternating br-r-r-r-t sound. Males tend to call and drum more frequently than females, but both sexes call. Often, these woodpeckers "drum" to attract mates. They tap on aluminum roofs, metal guttering, hollow trees and even transformer boxes, in urban environments, to communicate with potential partners.

These birds mainly search out arthropods on tree trunks. They may also catch insects in flight. They are omnivores, eating insects, fruits, nuts and seeds. Their breeding habitat is usually deciduous forests. They nest in the decayed cavities of dead trees, old stumps, or in live trees that have softer wood such as elms, maples, or willows; both sexes assist in digging nesting cavities.

This info was found at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-bellied_Woodpecker

The background sounds are of a Red Bellied Woodpecker that I found on Freesound.org from user billcanada.
http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=17881

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Red
• Bellied
• Woodpecker
• Feeding
• Suet
• Nature
• Madison
• Ohio
• Lake
• County

[NewOrleansWoman]

this is so cool ! I love how you add the history of whatever you are talking about on the right side there ! 5 stars !

[MoviesMusicNature]

Thanks for the view! I always try to find as much info on topic or relate to the video myself from the experience.. Glad you liked it..

[lmmsl]

Wow how lucky you are to capture a Red Bellied Woody..What a beauty ....Yeah I saw a Cardinal jumped out of the bush and that was superb and cute..

Excellent video and I fav: it too for my collection...

Many thanks..Excellent...

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[MoviesMusicNature]

I have another video of a Red Bellied Woodpecker coming! Another one visited and I got a good shot of his belly to show his slightly red shaded underside.. Also have a good Cardinal video coming..

[GoldfinchGarden]

Beautiful Bird. Was that a Cardinal that flew out of the hedge at 0.45

[MoviesMusicNature]

Yes! that was a Cardinal at the very end popping out the hedge. I'm glad you caught that. I didn't even know I had got it on video until I downloaded it and watched it on my pc. I also got some great footage of the Cardinal that I will post in the future...Watch for it...

[Schweehog1]

Great video. 50th Viewer

[seahue]

That cardinal appearing out of the bush is truly special! Makes this a classic 5 star fave! And thanx for bonus info:)) Hope to see more of your new friend in the future:D

[thebirdgarden]

i wish i had a hedge :)

[MoviesMusicNature]

Thanks Waldo for the view and comment :-) Glad you enjoyed!

[odlaw18]

Another great shot. I enjoyed