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Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) is a medium-sized woodpecker that is not well named; rarely is the slight red wash on the belly visible! Instead, note the black-and-white barring on the back and wings, plain buffy breast and face, and red nape. On adult males, look for the red extending onto the crown. In flight, look for the white rump.
Sphyrapicus varius, is the only sapsucker in eastern North America. Long, solid white wing patch helps distinguish it from Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers. Adult male has red cap and throat; females are similar but with white throat; juveniles are messy brownish-gray overall.
Bar-bellied Pitta - Dong Nai, Vietnam
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From Cornell:
These birds often stick to main branches and trunks of trees, where they hitch in classic woodpecker fashion, leaning away from the trunk and onto their stiff tail feathers as they search for food hiding in bark crevices. When nesting, males choose the site and begin to excavate, then try to attract a female by calling and tapping softly on the wood around or in the cavity. When a female accepts, she taps along with the male, then helps put the finishing touches on the nest cavity. At feeders, Red-bellied Woodpeckers will push aside most bird species other than Blue Jays.
Based on the name of this bird, one might assume that it has a bright red belly; however, the Red-bellied Woodpecker's "red belly" is only a small reddish area that is difficult to see in the field. This bird has a black and white barred back, white uppertail coverts, grayish white underparts, black chevrons on the lower flanks and undertail coverts, and barred central tail feathers. In flight a small white patch shows at the base of the primaries.
In adult males, the entire crown, from bill to nape, is red. In adult females, the red on the head is limited to the area just above the bill and nape. [text credit Houston Audubon}
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Braunkehlchen (Saxicola rubetra) - Whinchat
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Braunkehlchen (Saxicola rubetra)
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Das Braunkehlchen (Saxicola rubetra) ist ein Singvogel aus der Gattung der Wiesenschmätzer (Saxicola) und der Familie der Fliegenschnäpper (Muscicapidae). In der Roten Liste der Brutvögel Deutschlands von 2015 wird die Art in der Kategorie 2 als stark gefährdet geführt.
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Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
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The whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) is a small migratory passerine bird breeding in Europe and western Asia and wintering in central Africa. At one time considered to be in the thrush family, Turdidae, it is now placed in the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae. Both sexes have a strong supercilium, brownish upper parts mottled darker, a pale throat and breast, a pale buff to whitish belly, and a blackish tail with white bases to the outer tail feathers, but in the breeding season, the male has an orange-buff throat and breast.
Also known as Gray Plovers, they are the largest of the North American plovers. They can be found on six different continents during the winter season, but breed only on the Arctic tundra.
The blue-bellied roller is a large bird appr. 28–30 cm.
Gambia, Tujereng.
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A Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) searching for food in the rough bark of an old decaying poplar tree in the aspen parkland woods in central Alberta, Canada.
It looks a little ragged as there is a nest cavity nearby where it was continually entering and exiting to feed its young.
24 June, 2013.
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This Northern Shoveler is standing in the rising tide but barely touching the water with his belly ;) Of course, he floats, he swims, he is in no danger. I was at Mud Bay at Homer, photographing the peeps, or at least waiting for them to get close enough for me to photograph them. Meanwhile this drake and his entourage satisfied my need for photons.
Taken 4 May 2023 at Homer, Alaska.
Red Bellied Woodpecker on the woodpile. He was having a time deciding on whether to eat peanut butter and cornmeal mix or black oil sunflower seeds. He couldn't decide on just one so he had both!
Why red-bellied? As we plainly can see, this bird does not have a red belly. There are a few spots that look a little darker, but by the end of the mating season, they will have a slightly rosy (glow, lol, sorry) belly color, which distinguishes them from similar-appearing woodpecker species.
Female Red-bellied Woodpecker seen at Lake St. Clair Metropark.
I'm back from my trip to North Carolina. My actual main reason of going is that North Carolina has the highest diversity of Salamanders in the world. So that was my main focus on the trip. I captured some other shots but I was mainly in search to photograph new species I don't have in my area.
This was the first salamander find of my trip. Black-bellied Salamanders are a relatively large and robust species measuring up to 8 inches in length. This species is in the dusky family which tend to look alike and make identification difficult.
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Yellow bellied Avadavat, Thailand
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Orange bellied leafbird (female), Thailand.
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A Black-bellied Plover in non-breeding plumage taken at Fort De Soto, Florida. Hoping to photograph a few in breeding plumage during our next trip there in a few weeks time.
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I adore these tiny miracles of nature. My husband held a small translucent photo umbrella over the wee spring hyacinths. I used manual focus with Live View to avoid resting my chin on soil. Still didn't quite do these beauties justice, darn it. I might try the 105mm macro to capture more of these little ones with a different focal point.
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The Red Bellied Woodpecker is a common woodpecker that can be found on the Eastern half of the United States as far South as Texas and as far North as Canada. The Red Bellied Woodpecker is name for the little spot of rosy fluff on its belly. This on of my backyard bird that I see every week.
This little beauty is a rare visitor to South Florida. It's usually found in South Texas but it's been to Florida before.
Thanks so much for the visit!
The "red belly" of the Red-bellied Woodpecker is often so faint that it is not seen. This picture shows a typical light reddish wash over the belly, and a male's full red crown.
Several small airplants are growing on the bark of the tree at Castellow Hammock Preserve, Florida
male Black-bellied Bustard in Kafue National Park, Zambia
(sometimes called Black-bellied Korhaan)
lissotis melanogaster (sometimes eupodotis melanogaster)
zwartbuiktrap
outarde à ventre noir
Schwarzbauchtrappe
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A Black-bellied Plover taking a break from guard duty.
Wary and quick to give alarm calls, the Black-bellied Plover acts as a sentinel for groups of foraging shorebirds worldwide. Its quickness to sound the alarm allowed it to resist market hunters during the heyday of shorebird hunting, and the species remained common while other species crashed. ~ Cornell Lab of Ornithology
A red-bellied woodpecker. This is a male - distinguished by both a red head and nape.
Photographed along Joe Overstreet road. Amazingly, I saw and heard this woodpecker attempt to drill into a metal fence - I don't know why - see photo in comments.
From All About Birds:
These birds often stick to main branches and trunks of trees, where they hitch in classic woodpecker fashion, leaning away from the trunk and onto their stiff tail feathers as they search for food hiding in bark crevices. When nesting, males choose the site and begin to excavate, then try to attract a female by calling and tapping softly on the wood around or in the cavity. When a female accepts, she taps along with the male, then helps put the finishing touches on the nest cavity. At feeders, Red-bellied Woodpeckers will push aside most bird species other than Blue Jays.
A Red-bellied Woodpecker can stick out its tongue nearly 2 inches past the end of its beak. The tip is barbed and the bird’s spit is sticky, making it easier to snatch prey from deep crevices. Males have longer, wider-tipped tongues than females, possibly allowing a breeding pair to forage in slightly different places on their territory and maximize their use of available food.