I found this beauty on my front railing this morning!! I believe it's a Female Red-bellied Woodpecker!! If it is , it's another lifer for me!! YAY!!!













Lorena from Willow Beach, Ontario, Canada

I believe you are correct

Mike
Central NJ/Raritan Bay/Sandy Hook

Definitely a female Red-bellied! Congrats on the lifer! Great pictures!

Edit: had to add a little side note that I was thinking, when I first read and responded to this thread, that I hadn't seen any Red-bellied woodpeckers around my yard for awhile. Not more than an hour later the male landed on my peanut feeder. Maybe reading this thread was the luck I needed!



(Minnesota)

Great closeups Lorena

birdlegs
zone 5
S.E. Lower MI.

Beautiful pictures of a RBW!
This is one of my favorite visitors. It has a lot of attitude, and will clear the feeder all for itself by pecking at anyone nearby.

Priya
Zone 7, Maryland

Congrats on your lifer! And to get photos is just icing on the cake!

DuckWatcher
No California -- Zone 9b
Olympus SP-560 UZ

How exciting,Lorena! And great pictures. I've never seen one around here.

Nancy
Chazy,NY zone 4

Might you be in a Christmas count circle and if so do you know any of your local birders? It is a wanted CBC bird up your way. They love seed feeders.

Thank you everyone!!! I was soooooo thrilled to have this beauty visit my front deck!!!
I have a few fellow birders in my area that are very interested in this bird. I have heard that it is quite uncommon around here but the numbers are starting to increase!!
I do the Christmas bird count in this area every year and can't wait to let them know about this one!!

Lorena from Willow Beach, Ontario, Canada

Beautiful shot, Lorena!

Yup, I guess Red-crowned Woodpecker would be out of the question. Great photos!

Very nice captures Lorena!

We have several male red-bellieds here, but the female is a somewhat rare sighting for us. These shots are clear and sharp.

good shooting,

Kenn

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