Here is the first familiar a red-bellied wood pecker at a feeder in Starved Rock State Park.Here are some winter familiars for this #featheredfriday by @melinda010100
This is why they call them red-bellied woodpeckers. They have some red feathers on their belly, fortunately the feeder structure allowed me to actually get a shot of its red belly.
Here is a nuthatch looking to dive bomb the feeders below.
It had a successful divebomb and scored a sunflower seed. I love the way these guys can crawl on any surface.
The tufted titmouse is also common here during winter, in fact I only see them during winter.
They are quite small and bouncy, very difficult to get clear shots even at the feeder.
Quite a few chickadees were hanging around the feeders as well. This was one of the few clear shots I got of them. The rest turned out blurry from them bouncing around.
There were also a couple cardinals but they were hiding up in the tree shade getting scared away by squirrels hogging the feeders.
Goldfinches stay here year-round feeding on prairie grass seeds. It is much easier for these two to get their millet from the feeder.
Eventually in spring they will molt and get bright yellow colors to attract a mate. In winter they lose their bright yellow and you can barely see any of their bright yellow colors. The white wing bands are the best way to identify them.
Sadly on this trip I didn't see any good shots of bald eagles, that's why I usually go to this state park. There was just one way off in the distance on a tree. Next time I come here I'll have to show up earlier in the morning when they are hunting for fish. That's all for now happy hunting :-)
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really very beautiful, in terms of color is very special. they eat anything.
Yeah these woodpeckers are quite busy all the time looking for larvae in the trees and eating whatever they can. Sometimes they will even eat other smaller bird babies in the nest.
means that beautiful birds are considered predators too, right?
Yeah, they are opportunistic, kind of like a seagull. If they can eat it they will, but they mostly eat seeds/insects.
So these birds eat grain. Are friends also there to keep the bird to tame it.
Those woodpeckers would be harm to tame, I've only heard of people being able to tame the red cardinals and the last goldfinch.
Oeee. I don't think it's dangerous.
wooooooow, wooooooow, and wooooooow,,, I really enjoy it my friend,,, the types of birds that you show, really enchanting...
Thankfully the feeders at the state park are always loaded with smaller birds. I really went there to try and find bald eagles but only saw one far off in the distance. Last time I went there I got this eagle
that's really a perfect shot my friend,,
I was fortunate to sneak up on the eagle from a ledge above to get that photo.
Very interesting feeders.
They try and put cages one the seeds to deter the squirrels from eating it all. But it doesn't work too well lol.
ahahaha. It's a lot of fun.
They will not be outsmarted, very smart creatures.
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