Posts Tagged ‘Downy Woodpecker’
2012/01/27 | 
Author Outdoor Bird
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-headed Woodpecker
Woodpeckers ar a vast bird family, composed of approximately 217 species worldwide. They ar found throughout the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa, with the largest number of species occurring in the tropics of the New World. Here are a few woodpecker species you may encounter, along with some of the more unique members of the woodpecker family.
Red-headed woodpecker
The Red-headed Woodpecker is known for its fiery red-head and black and white body. It resides predominately in the Midwest and East Coast of America, occasionally drifting westward during the summer. It breeds in woodlands, Read the rest of this entry »
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2011/10/19 | Author Topknot Pigeon
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
There ar approximately 20 species of woodpeckers found in North America. Perhaps the one with the most notoriety and certainly the most press in the Ivory Billed Woodpecker sometimes referred to as the “Lord-to-God Bird”. Its existence is a matter of much debate. You need not worry about it coming into your backyard. Its nighest cousin, the Pileated, does visit backyards in the wooded South.
More commonly seen in backyards ar the Red Bellied and Downy Woodpeckers and the Yellow Bellied Sapsucker. The Sapsucker doesn’t like feeders because of its unique feeding habits. It prefers Read the rest of this entry »
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