Great Spirit Bluff Falcon Cam ~ A Red Bellied Woodpecker Visits The Bluff 1.8.19 скачать в хорошем качестве

Great Spirit Bluff Falcon Cam ~ A Red Bellied Woodpecker Visits The Bluff 1.8.19

A cute little Red Bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) visited the bluff this morning! Although occasionally mis-identified as a red-headed woodpecker because of the male red belly’s bill-to-nape stripe of bright red, the red-bellied woodpecker actually is quite different in appearance—and much more common—than the real red-headed woodpecker, which sports an all-red head. A medium-sized (9 ¼ inches long) woodpecker with a stout, chisel-shaped bill and a zebra pattern of black-and-white horizontal strips on the back, the red-bellied woodpecker is named for a feature we rarely see—a light wash of pink or red on its belly. Hitching up tree trunks with the aid of its strong feet and stiff tail, the bird’s red belly is almost always obscured. Adult males have a solid strip of red from the top of the bill and head and down the back of the neck (the nape). Females have a red nape, but are brownish on the top of the head. They forage for insects on tree trunks and major limbs. They climb and perch on branches to pick berries and nuts, and sometimes catches flying insects in the air. Nuts and seeds taken in fall may be stored in bark crevices, eaten during winter. Suet baskets hung are a great food source for the RBW as well (I have several hanging suet feeders in my yard for them!) Thank you for watching! Video captured & edited by Lady Hawk Courtesy of RRP Raptor Resource Project and explore.org. Watch live here: https://explore.org/livecams/raptor-r...