Red polls and friend

[eyeguy 54]

had a buncha polls pop by today. need some sun for better pics.  

[RebelSS]

Nice! And a ladderback to boot! 

[eyeguy 54]

15 minutes ago, RebelSS said:

Nice! And a ladderback to boot! 

it's a male red bellied.  

[RebelSS]

I KNEW you were gonna say that!!!!!   %$%$#@$!%@#!    How can you tell???!! I've always had that prob with them.....

[eyeguy 54]

ladderback are from further south. red bellied has a whiter tummy, brighter head and I think a little bigger.   

[Dotch]

Great shots eyeguy. Really miss the redpolls. Seems like the only years we've had any number of them were the irruption winters.

[RebelSS]

45 minutes ago, eyeguy 54 said:

ladderback are from further south. red bellied has a whiter tummy, brighter head and I think a little bigger.   

A WHITER tummy???!! What the....?!

[eyeguy 54]

no idea why its called a red belly 

[RebelSS]

Those birder's that named 'em musta been suckin' on that Sumac & Gin juice....

[Tom Sawyer]

2 hours ago, eyeguy 54 said:

no idea why its called a red belly 

 

[RebelSS]

Well, I had to get it straightened out....I was confused! Thanks too,Mr. Sawyer!!!   

Red-bellied Woodpecker - They are common throughout most of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula year-round. People often call the Red-bellied woodpecker by a list of common misnomers like red-headed or ladder-back woodpecker because of their gleaming red caps and striking black and white barred backs. Since virtually all woodpeckers are black and white with patches of bright colors on various parts of their bodies, the Red-bellied was named for the unique pinkish tinge on the belly, common to both genders. Females have a gray patch on their forehead.

Red-bellied Woodpecker - They are common throughout most of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula year-round. People often call the Red-bellied woodpecker by a list of common misnomers like red-headed or ladder-back woodpecker because of their gleaming red caps and striking black and white barred backs. Since virtually all woodpeckers are black and white with patches of bright colors on various parts of their bodies, the Red-bellied was named for the unique pinkish tinge on the belly, common to both genders. Females have a gray patch on their forehead.

[eyeguy 54]

should have named it the pinkish bellied woodpecker... lol 

I usually have a pair that raise young here.  havnt seen that belly up close.  will see if I can find some video I did. 

all I can find is the sapsuckers

[RebelSS]

Ya, I have a family of those next to me. Wished they never woulda bought the house. 

[eyeguy 54]

we love all the woodpeckers and they love our trees

[RebelSS]

I do too, but that KWIRR call of theirs at 5:30 in the morning...there's a couple here that get wound up and go all day with that call. 

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-bellied_Woodpecker/sounds

[eyeguy 54]

love the sounds.

 

[DonBo]

On 3/15/2016 at 5:07 PM, eyeguy 54 said:

no idea why its called a red belly 

Cause "Red Headed" was already taken?

Those Red Bellied are my favorites.

[eyeguy 54]

i figured the same thing... red headed was taken... lol   small yard but lotsa trees they like and feeders so we get, downy,sapsuckers,hairy,red bellied and piliated. I got a pic of a red headed in ND once many years ago.  would love to get another some day. have not seen one here yet. 

 

[DonBo]

The U of M owns a big chunk of property near East Bethel called Cedar Creek Scientific something or other.

http://www.cedarcreek.umn.edu/

They claim to have something like half of all the breeding pairs of Red Headed Woodpeckers in this part of the world.  The time I was there to look, they were everywhere.  Saw probably a couple dozen within just a short couple hundred yard walk from the truck.  Pretty cool opportunity.  

[eyeguy 54]

thanks for the info.  gotta head over there sometime!

 

[eyeguy 54]

Where are my buddies ? 

female red bellied just popped by.  hopefully they are making plans.

[eyeguy 54]

breakfast time

[RebelSS]

That's a stuffed bird yer just moving around, isn't it? 

[eyeguy 54]

dang,  I got busted... lol   

another friend

[eyeguy 54]

close up with the SX60HS.    fun little camera