Redbelly Woodpecker Flight
by Nava Thompson
Title
Redbelly Woodpecker Flight
Artist
Nava Thompson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
(first place contest winner in Pick A Picidae)(contest win in Small Birds in Flight 3/16/15)A photo taken by Nava Jo Thompson of a Redbelly woodpecker in flight with a sunflower seed in his beak. (contest win in 'Birds in Flight' Jan 2015)........... Red-bellied woodpeckers are noisy birds, and have many varied calls. Calls have been described as sounding like churr-churr-churr or thrraa-thrraa-thrraa with an alternating br-r-r-r-t sound. Males tend to call and drum more frequently than females, but both sexes call. Often, these woodpeckers "drum" to attract mates. They tap on aluminum roofs, metal guttering, hollow trees and even transformer boxes, in urban environments, to communicate with potential partners. Babies have a high-pitched begging call of "pree-pree-pree" They will continue to give a begging call whenever they see their parents for a while after fledging.......These birds mainly search out arthropods on tree trunks. They may also catch insects in flight. They are omnivores, eating insects, fruits, nuts and seeds. Their breeding habitat is usually deciduous forests. They nest in the decayed cavities of dead trees, old stumps, or in live trees that have softer wood such as elms, maples, or willows; both sexes assist in digging nesting cavities. Areas around nest sites are marked with drilling holes to warn others away........Though the species is not globally threatened, it depends on large trees for nesting. In areas that are extensively deforested, the birds will sometimes utilize gardens, but for the most part simply will not be present in any numbers........he Red-bellied Woodpecker has extended its breeding range north over the last 100 years. Populations are increasing throughout most of the range. Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1 Year Published: 2012 Assessor/s: BirdLife International Reviewer/s: Butchart, S. & Symes, A. Contributor/s: Justification: This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). The population trend appears to be increasing, and hence the species does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size is extremely large, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern. .........Predators of adult red-bellied woodpeckers include birds of prey such as sharp-shinned hawks and Cooper's hawks, black rat snakes and house cats. Known predators of nestlings and eggs include red-headed woodpeckers, owls, pileated woodpeckers, gray rat snakes and black rat snakes. When approached by a predator, red-bellied woodpeckers either hide from the predator, or harass it with alarm calls. They defend their nests and young aggressively, and may directly attack predators that come near the nest.
Contests win : BIRDS in flight 12/2022 (3 rd place)
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March 12th, 2013
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Comments (171)
Gary F Richards 2 Days Ago
Spectacular Redbelly Woodpecker Flight composition, lighting, shading, colors and artwork! F/L voted
Gary F Richards
Congratulations on your Top Finish in the contest… ANY ADULT INSECT OR BIRD WITH WINGS! F/L
Gary F Richards
Outstanding Redbelly Woodpecker Flight composition, lighting, shading, beautiful color and artwork! F/L voted
Judi Dressler
Congrats on your 3rd place win in the Birds In Flight contest, Nava! That's a hard shot to get; nice work!
Jurgen Lorenzen
Beautiful Red-bellied Woodpecker flight portrait, Nava, congratulations on your top finish in the BIRDS IN FLIGHT contest, voted for your image!
Jennifer Jenson
Congratulations on your 3rd Place win in the Birds In Flight contest! Wonderful work!
Whispering Peaks Photography
Congrats on winning 3rd Place in my Birds in Flight Contest with this great image!
Gary F Richards
Congratulations on your Top Finish in the contest… ADULT BIRDS IN FREE FLIGHT ONLY! F/L
Gary F Richards
Outstanding BIF composition, lighting, shading, color and artwork! F/L …voted for this piece in the contest ADULT BIRDS IN FREE FLIGHT ONLY
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations on your fabulous photographic art is featured in Camera Art! You are invited to archive your work in the Features Archive thread! group as well as any other thread in which it would fit! ! LF