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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 - Melanerpes carolinus Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 - Melanerpes carolinus  Red-bellied Woodpecker 3 - Melanerpes carolinus  Red-bellied Woodpecker 4 - 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 - Melanerpes carolinus 

Red-bellied Woodpecker 6 - Melanerpes carolinus 

Red-bellied Woodpecker 7 - Melanerpes carolinus 

Red-bellied Woodpecker 8 - Melanerpes carolinus 

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 - Melanerpes carolinus  Red-bellied Woodpecker 10 - Melanerpes carolinus  Red-bellied Woodpecker 11 - Melanerpes carolinus  Red-bellied Woodpecker 12 - Melanerpes carolinus 

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 - Melanerpes carolinus  Red-bellied Woodpecker 15 - Melanerpes carolinus  Red-bellied Woodpecker 15 - Melanerpes carolinus  Red-bellied Woodpecker 16 - Melanerpes carolinus 

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 - Melanerpes carolinus  Red-bellied Woodpecker 18 - Melanerpes carolinus  Red-bellied Woodpecker 19 - Melanerpes carolinus  Red-bellied Woodpecker 20 - Melanerpes carolinus 

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

Click here for the species description page for the Red-bellied Woodpecker.

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