Red Bellied

[eyeguy 54]

This guy and his gal have been hitting the suet for a couple weeks. Must have a hole in a tree close by. 

[delcecchi]

I could probably look it up.... but how does one tell the sexes of red bellied woodpeckers apart?   One hanging around here....  coming to the feeder.   Also a hairy woodpecker showed up.  

[eyeguy 54]

full red color on the males head. female not red on very top.  these 2 pics are the same male. 

[delcecchi]

On 4/10/2017 at 6:38 PM, eyeguy 54 said:

full red color on the males head. female not red on very top.  these 2 pics are the same male. 

 

Thanks.  Now I can tell....  without having to do it Audubon  style.    James J that is. 

Edited April 12, 2017 by delcecchi

[eyeguy 54]

kinda blurry, she stopped by close to dusk. 

[DonBo]

Love the woodpeckers.  Been feeding them venison tallow all winter, just ran out.  Hope they like the suet cakes as much as the real fat.

[eyeguy 54]

they LOVE nutty butter from pine tree farms. it comes in 10 packs at mills

[Hawg]

That's strange Eyeguy, I put the Nutty Butter out and it hardly gets touched. When I use the whiter ones the disappear in a day or two during the summer, but only gone thru a couple this year so far.

[eyeguy 54]

hmmm, they usually go fast here. use whatever works   I started breaking them in half. 

[delcecchi]

Within the last few days the bluejays have discovered my suet cakes.   Also have a hairy woodpecker that has appeared recently.