Date: 7/5/26 11:51 am From: Daniel Getman <000003a484abda6a-dmarc-request...> Subject: Red-bellied woodpecker feeding young
This is the time of year when we often see recently-fledged juveniles being fed by adults.
Today, there was a male Red-bellied Woodpecker feeding peanuts to two juveniles, in the river birch tree, outside our window.
The male would fly to the feeder, grab a peanut, then fly back to a notch in the tree where it often stores peanuts. It would then scoot down the tree and feed the juveniles. I didn’t see the adult female around.
The juveniles of both red-bellied and red-headed woodpeckers are readily identified by their gray-colored heads, still lacking the red color of adults.
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Dan Getman, Kirksville, northeast MO
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