Melanerpes Carolinus
by Norman Johnson
Title
Melanerpes Carolinus
Artist
Norman Johnson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This adult male red-bellied woodpecker was searching an oak tree in Tampa, Florida's Lettuce Lake Park for insects.
Red-bellied woodpeckers (melanerpes carolinus) can be found in woodland and forests from eastern southern Canada, the eastern United States and as far west as Texas and northjwestern Mexico. Melanerpes carolinus prefers humid forests, favoring bottomlands and swamps and is a cavity nester, often digging out its own nest cavity but also known to use nest boxes.
The red-bellied woodpeckers diet consists mainly of insects, but also nuts, seed and fruit. They seldom bore into wood in search of insects, preferring to look for them in the crevices of bark of trees. They will occassionally eat nestling birds and lizards.
The red-bellied woodpecker has a long tongue with a barb on the end that they can stick out almost two inches past the end of their beak. Their spit is also sticky, making it easier for them to catch the insects that they seek.
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November 21st, 2017
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Comments (33)
Gun Legler
Great capture of this sweet redhead. I love woodpeckers even if they can disturb my sleep .-)
HH Photography of Florida
A beautiful little redhead. Love to see them flitting through the trees. Nice capture, Norman.
William Tasker
Wonderful composition of great texture, clarity and bird detail! Your beautiful image has been featured by Wild Birds Of The World, a nature photography group. L/F
Norman Johnson replied:
I'm really glad you like it William. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "Wild Birds Of The World."
Norman Johnson
I'm glad you like it Scott. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "FAA Portraits - Birds."
Robyn King
Congratulations your beautiful work is being featured in AAA Images :-)
Norman Johnson replied:
I'm really glad you like it Robyn. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "AAA Images."
Don Columbus
Congratulations Norman, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings"! I invite you to place it in the group's "2017 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Norman Johnson replied:
I'm really glad you like it Don. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "A Birding Group - Wings."
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