Red-bellied Woodpecker Photos

Photography by Terry Sohl

My Favorite: One of my favorite birds that regularly visits my yard and feeders, Red-bellied Woodpeckers are a bird that's hard to ignore, both because of its gorgeous appearance and because of it's very vocal nature! My favorite photo of the species comes from the Big Sioux Recreation Area across the street from where we live, a male showing that beautiful black-and-white ladder pattern on its back, the full red coloring on it's head and nape, and a perfect head turn.

Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus


Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 May 21st, 2010 Perry Nature Area, South Dakota	Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 November 30th, 2007 Big Sioux Recreation Area, South Dakota	Red-bellied Woodpecker 3 March 21st, 2006 Desoto National Wildlife Refuge, Nebraska	Red-bellied Woodpecker 4 March 21st, 2010 Perry Nature Area, South Dakota

Red-bellied Woodpecker 5 February 18th, 2007 Perry Nature Area, South Dakota	Red-bellied Woodpecker 6 September 2nd, 2007 Perry Nature Area, South Dakota	Red-bellied Woodpecker 7 November 9th, 2007 Big Sioux Recreation Area, South Dakota	Red-bellied Woodpecker 8 November 9th, 2007 Big Sioux Recreation Area, South Dakota

Red-bellied Woodpecker 9 May 16th, 2007 Big Sioux Recreation Area, South Dakota	Red-bellied Woodpecker 10 November 30th, 2007 Big Sioux Recreation Area, South Dakota	Red-bellied Woodpecker 11 November 30th, 2007 Big Sioux Recreation Area, South Dakota	Red-bellied Woodpecker 12 December 30th, 2007 Big Sioux Recreation Area, South Dakota

Red-bellied Woodpecker 13 March 21st, 2010 Perry Nature Area, South Dakota	Red-bellied Woodpecker 14 March 21st, 2010 Perry Nature Area, South Dakota	Red-bellied Woodpecker 15 September 5th, 2011 Near Brandon, South Dakota	Red-bellied Woodpecker 16 January 8th, 2011 Big Sioux Recreation Area, South Dakota

Red-bellied Woodpecker 17 January 8th, 2011 Big Sioux Recreation Area, South Dakota	Red-bellied Woodpecker 18 October 14th, 2019 Good Earth State Park, South Dakota	Red-bellied Woodpecker 19 October 14th, 2019 Good Earth State Park, South Dakota	Red-bellied Woodpecker 20 October 14th, 2019 Good Earth State Park, South Dakota