Red-bellied woodpecker

[AverageOldGuy]

Last week I bought a game camera on Amazon, set it up, mounted it on a post next to my bird feeders; had no idea what results I would get. In 48 hours, the camera shot almost 500 pics. I saved the best; here's one: Red-Bellied Woodpecker on the suet block.

This is my first attempt at posting my pics on DU!

[Walleye]

1. Good job, I love those birds

[AverageOldGuy]

2. It worked!!!!

Please excuse me while I post a couple of more pics!!

Red-winged blackbird showing off his wings.

[AverageOldGuy]

3. I promise -- the last one for today

Brown Thrasher, not common here -- Eastern Virginia where the Potomac River joins the Chesapeake Bay -- from my front porch I see the River and the Bay.

[Diamond_Dog]

4. Your pics are beautiful!

Very nicely done! I love those woodpeckers. I see one that visits my suet feeder frequently and have named him Big Red.

I like those squirrel baffles, too!

I’m jealous of your green grass. We have all white on the ground here.

[gldstwmn]

5. What a beauty! Thanks for this.

[EYESORE 9001]

6. ...

[Evolve Dammit]

7. Nice!

[mcar]

8. Beautiful!

[crickets]

9. Great photos!

I like the squirrel-proof feeders, too. Where do you find those?

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

10. great pic!

[not fooled]

11. That's an impressive setup

Are the round cages to keep squirrels out? To eat, do small birds pass through the bars or do all birds reach through the bars?

[Hortensis]

12. They're gorgeous! We have various varieties of woodpeckers, including those,

and brown thrashers (Georgia state bird!), but sadly not those wonderful red-winged blackbirds.

Thanks for sharing, AverageOldGuy.

[The Jungle 1]

13. The woodpeckers really like my suet.

[AverageOldGuy]

14. About the feeders:

The caged feeder does keep the squirrels out. Small birds climb through the cage, no problem. Large cardinals, blackbirds, and the like can't get through. I have one uncaged feeder for the bigger birds.

The feeder is on Amazon: Audubon Squirrel Proof Caged Tube Feeder

[a kennedy]

15. Talking woodpeckers......we watched this PBS Nature show about woodpeckers.....awesome.

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/about-woodpeckers-hole-story/27853/ It was shown during a begging for money fund drive.