Red-bellied Woodpecker by danette

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Today's word was "bird" and I didn't think that would be hard, but I was swamped all day. As I left to go look at property at 6:15 PM, I took my camera. I knew the birds had been active lately, so I looked up in our tree (which doesn't yet have leaves). In came a Blue Jay, then two, then three! The Red-belliedWoodpecker really surprised me as I haven't seen one around in quite a while. Whenever I moved, he'd fly off. A little patience paid off!
This is actually a Red Bellied Woodpecker. Looks to be female. See the difference between this and the Red Headed Woodpecker here: http://identify.whatbird.com/obj/678/_/Red-headed_Woodpecker.aspx
April 4th, 2013  
@mej2011 Thanks for the info I never knew!
April 4th, 2013  
Nice capture! I've never had any luck getting a shot of one. I HEAR them, but can't find them, lol!
April 4th, 2013  
Beautiful shot! lovely framing!
April 4th, 2013  
Very pretty.
April 4th, 2013  
That's amazing! What a perfect catch. It's a beautiful photo, Danette!
April 4th, 2013  
Lovely shot Danette.
April 4th, 2013  
He is so cool looking. Excellent shot, Danette.
April 4th, 2013  
Must be your Pomgan tree. He's hidding his beak, but a super clear capture otherwise!
April 4th, 2013  
Great capture. I find the woodpeckers very hard to catch.
April 4th, 2013  
Meg
nice clear shot...that is a very pretty bird!
April 5th, 2013  
@istacy1011 I was so surprised when I zoomed in with my lens. Certainly you could hear me squeal!

@chrismarfil Thanks, Chris!

@loveroflola Thanks, Debi. I was happy to get one. Haven't seen one in ages at my house.

@mittens Thanks, Marilyn. I thought he was a red-headed woodpecker but I was corrected.

@billsouth This photo is in my Gumbo Limbo. She was actually eating something but I couldn't capture it. She flew off easily.

@henrir Yes, very hard. She kept flying off.
April 5th, 2013  
@megmills Makes me want to put up a bird feeder!
April 5th, 2013  
Is that what I was hearing? I thought someone stepped on a dog's tail or something ;)
April 5th, 2013  
Wonderful find! Nice shot! Woodpeckers are very scared birds and it is difficult to take a good shot of them!
April 7th, 2013  
@anden Thanks, Anatoly! Let me know when you publish your bird book! :-)
April 7th, 2013  
@danette Hi, Danette! Published? I do not know how to do it. I simply made a printed photo album of them (about 20 shots, the best). More than that I supplied every photo with a rhyme suitable for this or that bird (sorry, in Russian). The rhymes are funny and for small children - in summer I'm planning to visit my daughter (she lives in another town) and hand it to my grandson (he's 4 now).
April 8th, 2013  
@anden I think that's a wonderful gift for your grandson. It's very special. There are ways to self-publish. A friend and I published an e-book in December through BookBaby.com. It's called "Clouds of Grace" and is available on Amazon.com along with other places.
April 8th, 2013  
@danette Thank you, Danette! I'm going to try your links. The only thing is to try to translate the rhymes into English - it'll be really interesting, I think.
April 9th, 2013  
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