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The rufous-bellied thrush is a songbird of the thrush family. It occurs in most of east and southeast Brazil from Maranhão south to Rio Grande do Sul states, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and central regions of Argentina.
About to enjoy a snack just before sunset. Taken near Fort Myers, Florida a few years ago.
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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}
It mainly eats nectar supplemented with arthropods, often joining mixed-species foraging flocks in the day, along with other sunbirds at large sources of nectar. In the late afternoon it regularly hawks insects aerially and gleans invertebrates from foliage.
South Africa, Kruger National Park
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The blue-bellied roller is a large bird appr. 28–30 cm.
Gambia, Tujereng.
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Orange bellied leafbird, Thailand.
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A Red-bellied Woodpecker stops by the feeder before roosting for the evening. Shot at ISO 25,600. Glendale, Missouri
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.
He sat like this for quite a while, watching birds. He’s very fond of having his belly on display!
A Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) rests during its southern migration to rest and feed at Miquelon Lakes southeast of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
18 September, 2017.
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Orange bellied leafbird (female), Thailand.
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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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Empidonax Flaviventris
Right place, right time. We went looking for a special Warbler. Didn't find it, but this guy surprised us.
Schwenksville, PA
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.