This Morning Outside

by Diane Porter

December 3, 2010
Birdwatching Dot Com
Fairfield, Iowa

Red-bellied woodpecker takes a mouthful of water, turns around on the edge of the bath, lifts her head, and lets the water run down her throat.

This is a female. A male would have red all the way up the back of the head. As for the belly, the red is not so much.

Photo copyright 2010 Michael and Diane Porter

—Diane Porter

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