Red-bellied Woodpecker

I tried for a long time to get a good picture of the Red-bellied Woodpecker. He's a beautiful bird and it's always exciting to get a new bird in my backyard, not to mention a colorful one. But this guy would NOT sit still for me to get a picture for the longest time. Then, in December, I finally got some shots of him on the suet feeder.


But today he visited me for the first time in a long time and I was able to get a great picture of him. (And, no, I do not know for sure if this is the same bird. I haven't even compared the pics to see if it might be. But I still use the 'he' pronoun and talk about him as if it's the same one. Maybe one day I'll be good enough to know when one particular bird visits me repeatedly.) Anyway, I love the Red-bellied Woodpecker and I really love this picture!


Happy Birding!