by Sandra H.
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September 21, 2008

Photo by Sandra H.

January 23, 2013 11:24 AM UTC (Updated: April 20, 2013 02:24 PM UTC)
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"This stuff tastes pretty good!"......A male red-bellied woodpecker trying out the new orange flavored suet I put out yesterday......Photo taken on 1/22/13.

Comments: 46

William M. Jan 23, 2013, 11:34am UTC
Excellent capture.
Beth J. Jan 23, 2013, 11:40am UTC
Thank you for sharing on Helping Out One Another
Beth J. Jan 23, 2013, 11:41am UTC
Great capture
Karen E. Jan 23, 2013, 11:43am UTC
Wow! Great shot! Beautiful bird!
Kim B. Jan 23, 2013, 11:48am UTC
Awesome shot!
Granny Janny Jan 23, 2013, 11:54am UTC
I do love your birds!
Peter Joseph Swanson Jan 23, 2013, 11:58am UTC
Super photo!
David W. Jan 23, 2013, 12:00pm UTC
The clarity in this capture is amazing. Well done.
Rayda Renshaw Jan 23, 2013, 12:27pm UTC
Great capture!
Sonia M. Jan 23, 2013, 1:10pm UTC
Excellent details! Love all your wildlife photos!
Janet "Jax" B. Jan 23, 2013, 1:10pm UTC
Gorgeous shot Sandra. Wow!
Heidi S. Jan 23, 2013, 1:18pm UTC
Another fantastic shot, Sandra! I'm going to have to get some of that suet, sounds yummy! A new neighbor moved in behind me and apparently put up a birdfeeder - all my chirpy friends have abandoned me for what she feeds. I'm quite upset, jealous and frustrated, LOL!
Sandra H. Jan 23, 2013, 5:43pm UTC
Oh, no! I hope your chirpy friends come back soon! I got the suet at Wal-mart. They also had Hot Pepper and Cherry flavored suet. And I also saw one with insects in it....I thought I would try the orange first and see how they like it......it seems to be a hit!
Heidi S. Jan 24, 2013, 1:17am UTC
I'm going to check it out at Walmart, thanks!
Bill's Spirit Jan 23, 2013, 2:42pm UTC
Nice Shot !!!

Congrats


Thank you for sharing this with The Surreal Circus
ʚϊɞ Carol ʚϊɞ Jan 25, 2013, 12:25pm UTC
Featured
Phill Senters Jan 23, 2013, 3:43pm UTC
Great shot. :)
Mylinda Elliott Jan 23, 2013, 4:54pm UTC
That's a wonderful shot.
Betty S. Jan 23, 2013, 6:08pm UTC
This is a beautiful photo..
Marian L Jan 23, 2013, 6:23pm UTC
Fantastic capture. Cute little bird.
Gary (The Eclectic) Timothy Jan 23, 2013, 7:11pm UTC
Fabulous shot! We don't see these birds very often in my area, but it's a real treat when we do! :-)
SF girls c. Jan 23, 2013, 7:22pm UTC
awesome shot...if everything keep going I will be taking pics out my big window..lol..there are birds nest in the old chimmney next door i love hearing them sing in the morning
Truth Always Jan 23, 2013, 7:24pm UTC
So pretty... really good picture
Betty B. Jan 23, 2013, 7:45pm UTC
Awesome shot
Susan H. Jan 23, 2013, 8:22pm UTC
Fantastic
Amber C. Jan 24, 2013, 1:17am UTC
great catch
Pam S. Jan 24, 2013, 8:28am UTC
Fabulous shot!
Rhonda M. Jan 24, 2013, 10:13am UTC
Nice shot Sandy...we have one that hangs around here too.
phil w. Jan 24, 2013, 8:37pm UTC
Good shot , Sandra !
Justin Reid Jan 24, 2013, 10:55pm UTC
Great shot.
Cynthia C. Jan 25, 2013, 8:02am UTC
Great shot!

Thank you for sharing and submitting your photo to Sadies Points:)
ʚϊɞ Carol ʚϊɞ Jan 25, 2013, 12:24pm UTC
Incredible shot, I love these woodpeckers but never see them. Lucky you!
MARCO C. Jan 25, 2013, 12:40pm UTC
Cool shot
FRANK VITALE Jan 25, 2013, 3:32pm UTC
Great Capture
M L M. Jan 25, 2013, 7:49pm UTC
Awesome shot.
Debbie Jett Jan 26, 2013, 6:29pm UTC
If I was a bird, I would definitely live in your neighborhood! So many treats! Great photo, as always, Sandra!!
Marilyn M. Jan 28, 2013, 3:18pm UTC
Beautiful image, Sandy, and I love the matching frame you made for it too!
Barbara Radisavljevic Jan 28, 2013, 9:03pm UTC
I've never seen one this close-up outside of a field guide. Great shot.
Amanda C. Jan 31, 2013, 1:19pm UTC
nice capture!

We stopped feeding the birds several months ago becuase we live out of town and with it being so dry we were worried about the bears coming in to find food as they warn about things like that, and well especially after a HUGE bear got one of the neighbors pigs they raise for people to be butchered. The game warden said it was the largest black (non grizzly) bear he had seen that they had captured. Since the bears are in hibernation right now though I want to get some more seed to put out again..

Thank you for sharing this with Bird is the Word
Ms Lee P. Feb 4, 2013, 12:01pm UTC
Awww, what a handsome guy. Nice shot.

I have an old trailer-house that I rent out, it has the old metal roof on it. A woodpecker decided it wanted something on the roof and started pecking. The renter called me and we climbed up and there was a perfectly round hole about the size of a silver dollar in the metal roof. I had to call someone who knew how to patch these roofs and hoped that the woodpecker would not chase after a worm or bug on the metal roof again. In other words, those pointy beaks are very sharp! The renter said it was also noisy, LOL!
Cabriena .. Feb 5, 2013, 1:23pm UTC
That's a very good shot of him.
Marilyn (PaintsOnSlate) S. Feb 16, 2013, 7:06am UTC
I love it
Kat W. Feb 17, 2013, 11:20pm UTC
They are such pretty birds. Nice shot!
glenda j. Mar 7, 2013, 3:11pm UTC
pretty
Brenda (square peg in a round hole) H. Mar 9, 2013, 12:01pm UTC
nice picture
Jeanette Cheezum Mar 17, 2013, 2:18am UTC
He got a tastey bite.

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