Red-bellied Woodpecker Family Affairs

A documentary of a pair of Red-bellied Woodpeckers building their nest, feeding the young, and some fledgling behavior after leaving the nest.

[@markshou209]

Came here to learn about the woodpeckers I see from my own balcony. Excellent narrative!

[@edwardslizewski717]

Thank you so much. This week I discovered the nest of the red bellied woodpecker. I have been observing them and photographing them. Your video is a great help to me.

[@rtsvibe]

This is one of my favorite birds.

[@MissouriBirds]

Same here!

[@Sassypantsdance]

Than you for this very well done video! I became curious about this bird about a year ago when I saw a male red bellied woodpecker on my suet feeder instead of the usual downy woodpeckers I see.I have not seen him since, but realized that I hav heard the call before.

[@MissouriBirds]

Yea it sounds like they’re coughing. I love it 😂

[@FZUMMZUMM]

This is a well done & narrated video Sam. Great job! I have a red bellied woodpecker, thanks for teaching me the name, living in one of my trees. He has learned to fly down & take peanuts that I feed to the squirrels, and now a family of blue jays. Strange thing is, being that blue jays are so aggressive, one of the blue jays is always with the woodpecker. They fly down together, & take peanuts. If you see the blue jay, the woodpecker is right behind him. Like best friends. That is strange. The woodpecker seems to be watching the blue jay all the time, I think that's how he learned that I was feeding the peanuts.The oak tree is too high up,& I believe there is only 1 woodpecker. I only know, we heard the pecking awhile back & realized we had a woodpecker. Then he made a showing when he learned about the peanuts. There are also barn owls, so this small yard is like a little wildlife preserve. Incredible how many animals are visiting us! Armadillos, raccoons, you name it!

[@nilubolsrisuk8379]

Thank you for your documentary it was interesting and given a lot of knowledge. I’m seeing the red belly woodpecker come to my tree almost every day they are so pretty . I feed them too .

[@blossompoolofdramaclan8029]

As a woodpecker lover, I really enjoyed this documentary and how red-bellies are raised 🖤🤍❤️

[@Zak_Meents]

Lucky you! I've spotted quite a few different hammerheads on our street this past year, Red-Headed, Downy, Northern Flicker and today, after hearing what sounded like a jackhammer out my bedroom window, I looked out the window to see a gorgeous Red-Bellied. Spectacular! We have about 6 feeders in our yard and 4 suet feeders, so we get a great variety of birds. Thank you so much for documenting and sharing this incredible journey of an incredible bird! Well done.

[@homeworshipwithmartyandamy7754]

Thank you! I live in southern Illinois and am currently watching a male peck out a hole for a nest. I hope to see a female soon and later some babies!

[@joelsoutlet8366]

It's amazing and fantastic adorable red bellied woodpecker with impressive nature around. Excellent presentation and narration. Well done and have a safety journey.

[@lisagonfiantini4581]

Wonderful video. I put it on for my cats but ended up watching it myself. Very informative.

[@BillHartBtCarpetCare]

Excellent Video, how nice that it is in your back yard, I wish you many future upbringings of the red bellied woodpecker!, Thank you for sharing:-)

[@EdgyVidyaGeneral]

Great video. Thank you very much. We have a nesting pair in our front yard. It's always a pleasure to hear the chick's peeping as we walk by

[@5dearjohn]

Thanks to your excellent video I was able to confirm the Red-bellied woodpecker in my backyard and around my feeders.

[@linconnubreton]

Fantastic work ! Thank you.

[@sunlitweb]

You sound like the guy who narrated the old Disney documentaries from the 1950's. I loved his voice. He always had that cheery tone, even when describing something really ghastly in the animal kingdom. This is a nice video.

[@catbrowne1]

Great video! I have a pair of Red-bellied Woodpeckers that are nesting in the tree outside of my bedroom window. It has been fascinating to watch them. I think they are now sitting on the eggs. Hopefully in the next couple of weeks I will see little ones! Thanks for doing the video!!

[@JG-sz9li]

Ugh, I'm so jealous! I have a yard full of huge old pecan trees with all kinds of species, including RBW...but I can't see a darn thing from any of the windows in my house! OMG this is so cute❤️❤️❤️

[@tallisonrausch5719]

Wonderful! I love citizen-naturalist backyard projects. They really illuminate the wonder surrounding our everyday lives! Great photography & commentary!

[@jeannet7443]

This was so well documented. Thanks for providing. Regarding the wood chips, the red bellied bird houses (made for the downy, red bellied, and red headed woodpeckers, one of the few that will live in a man-made house) you can buy come with a bag of wood chips. Perhaps when they were flinging the chips out of this house they were cleaning out a bit.

[@larrylemarie8662]

I just finished watching your well-done presentation with my young grandson. He was fascinated with the birds and especially enjoyed seeing their baby. Now if we could only find some outside...

[@deidrejordan2761]

Thank you for posting this video! A pair of red bellied woodpeckers have recently chosen a tree in my front yard to make a nest. This video is helpful in explaining the behaviors I'm observing!

[@dp7534]

Amazing footage! We have a couple woodpeckers in our yard and I suspect they are nesting. Very informative video- Thank you!

[@dr.julierubinacci2332]

Thanks so much. I am now watching a pair in a dead tree in my front yard. This video not only helped me identify the pair by sight and sound, but it also gave me great info on what I was already seeing and what I can look forward to in the near future. A beautiful video.

[@UFOHunterNikki]

What an amazing video! There are two males right outside my window right now! Thank you for your capture on woodpecker life. It is beautiful to watch them grow

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[@fmitterb]

Excellent video and narration. Thank you for sharing this :-)

[@cjcalhoun82]

Great video! My daugther said it is her favorite woodpecker video on youtube. Thank you for sharing.

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[@roycotton5277]

Its now June 2020, thanks for this video I am watching a nesting pair in Austin Tx right off my deck , I have been wondering what is to happen next and found it in your video, Thanks you Roy C

[@paulbrown1585]

Such good family values...

[@user-ds7wd8dw8n]

GOOD WORK FOR THE MAIL AND FEMALE

[@ThomasWeiskirch]

Nice, very impressive footage! Thumb up! Greetings Thomas

[@Youneverknow222]

GREAT footage and commentary!

[@jasonalmon4554]

You mentioned you believe the red bellied woodpecker scatters the excavated chips out of their cavity to prevent predators from finding the nest. I’d think the opposite, in that it would scatter evidence there was a nest cavity above! Wouldn’t you think it would be necessary to clear out the excavated wood to make room for the whole brood. Thanks so much for sharing this awesome documentary! I have a pair nesting in a rotted Live Oak in my backyard, but I’m so glad You actually had your bathroom window for a True….Birdseye view!😅 Happy birding!

[@djEvilDude]

I find bird watching relaxing. Thanks for the great video and interesting info.

[@americanfeles]

Ha! I noticed I came across and watched your great video 3 years to the day that you posted it! Good work and information.

[@paulkellyjr.8921]

Thanks. You have identified my bird.

[@gramgram1990]

thank u mr kulp

[@goognamgoognw6637]

A Woodpecker has made a home in the neighborhood, i haven't seen it yet. But i can hear a few seconds of pecking here and there at various times during the day even with closed windows.

[@kchilton27]

great narration. you have a gift

[@michelemurphy3541]

Okay…completely magical. ✨❤️

[@demitallanyway]

THANKS! I've been wondering why they're called red-bellied. That's a rare sight you showed us! You forgot to mention how to tell male & female apart-the male's red patch on his head extends all the way forward, and the female's patch is smaller, only at the nape. But a GREAT video!

[@sandysorlien6688]

Fantastic video and very helpful to us, as we have been watching a red-bellied pair in their nest cavity for about 5 weeks now. We can hear the little ones peeping but have not seen them stick their faces out, should be any day now. The parents are feeding them incessantly. Interesting that your pair chose a place below some fungus (I think) to create their cavity - ours did the same. I posted my husband's picture of the fungus "roof" on Woodpeckers of the World facebook page, and the expert there said that they choose places with fungus because the wood is softer and easier to excavate.

[@carolineturner3148]

What a wonderful documentation of this pair and their chick! I watch a pair come to my suet feeder many times each day. I’m wondering if they’ll soon have their own feisty young ones. I’ll be looking out for them for sure. Thanks for this amazing video!

[@jennettebrought3281]

very informative! thanks!

[@davidazinger5639]

great video; love the footage; you got a natural narrators voice. thanks.

[@leonemeister]

Wonderful video!

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[@Yuoskalola]

This is great. I just wrote a song about birds. I gave woodpeckers the whole end of the song. They deserved it.

[@kayejohnsisland]

Love it!! I'm currently having the up close and personal Red Bellied family experience here in S.C! There are three newbies with the Mom&Dad. Is this normal? They frequent the cat food spots all day everyday now. To much fun to watch and hear. Especially with the kidddos!

[@DDevin7]

One of my favorite birds. Thank you for making and sharing this video.

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[@AmericanShia786]

I haven't seen the woodpecker yet. However, I'm hearing sounds like these from my bedroom window. This video helped me to identify the sounds I was hearing. Unfortunately, part of the roof blocks my view of some nearby trees. So, I can't tell exactly where the woodpeckers are.

[@davidjackson7051]

Theres no way I would be a squirrel and lose a eye trying to take over a woodpeckers nest

[@KennethColeStatenIsland]

Very informational and entertaining. Thank you so much.

[@calvinjackson8110]

Beauty! Thanks.

[@ritagoode7323]

Very cute and very enlightening indeed...thank you for this.....These little guys have become my favorites ....

[@stevenpapageorge]

Great video !!!

[@oliverramirez2836]

Great video. Very informative.

[@maedorasmith33]

Thank you I enjoyed your thread

[@InsectsVD]

So good!

[@711yada]

They scatter the saw dust like that just to get it off of their sticky tongue 😁

[@ginnyvoit6625]

Fabulous video!! Thanks

[@TheDurnans]

You have a great voice for this kind of video. This is our favorite kind of woodpecker and get them at our feeder a lot. We haven't found out where their nest is yet. We don't have any dead trees near that I know of, but I do have a firewood pile that is quite large.

[@gamingvlogsjonathan4665]

I enjoyed your video very much ,I have a male red belly in my yard,hope he gets lucky an fines a female would love to play host to the lil fam :)pZ

[@glynnjackson4258]

Wow! What a well-done presentation, Sam. I noticed that the trees were leafed-out, indicating that it was well into the spring season. When did the nest-building actually commence? We have resident RBs in our yard and suet feeders and would enjoy expanding our knowledge. Thanks again for sharing such a high-quality project.

[@samuelkulp2618]

I began photographing them on May 3rd but they were already approx. half done with the nest building. So it is my guess that they began perhaps the 3rd week in April. Thanks for the feed back

[@JusKlikkin]

Very good video! interesting and shot well.

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[@carolhartloff2013]

This is excellent, worth watching!

[@Butterfly4115]

Thanks for the feedback. The Red-bellied is a favorite of mine as well. I feel very fortunate that this pair chose to build its nest where it did making observation and documentation so easy. They did not, however, return to the same nest this year, much to our disappointment. Hope you have success in locating the nest of the pair you are watching. Sam Kulp

[@SrgtRock]

Nice job, this is a great documentary!

[@ShlisaShell]

My pair only eat on certain sides of my house. The female only eats in the backyard and the male in the front. I am trying to understand this. Especially after someone told me they have observed the same thing. "It's like they're together, but not".

[@ChasAmericanMade]

Awe, sir you did a fine job. I really enjoyed your choice for providing commentary. I think, you should do more bird video's. I am going to research the whole feather pecking, aggressive nature toward the parents. I couldn't help but chuckle when you called it, "possible normal teenage behavior". Also, I want to find out about where the little guy lives, if not with it's parents. Does it live on a branch until it makes a home site, or does it return to the parental nest at night. Good video. :)

[@badnews073]

It reminds me of that cartoon ''woody woodpecker''

[@ChasAmericanMade]

Yeah, I alway's liked the woodpecker, but they did not show him very often.

[@ChasAmericanMade]

Wait, it was a road runner, lol. My bad.

[@badnews073]

Chas8019 American Made xD lol

[@ChasAmericanMade]

You know what... I just realized I'm getting old, because there WAS a woody woodpecker too. What was I thinking? ...smh, getting dementia @ the ripe age of 35....not what I envisioned at this age. hahaha

[@bertolinamaffei1961]

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[@CarlHenson]

Very professionally done video! Interesting subject as well.

[@shwaminshwamin2168]

Thank you so much

[@alanb3163]

Well done. Thank you!

[@tamarakuklinski4240]

I have the same male RBWP come back every year to my feeders. He loves the suet cakes! I named him Melvin. I been calling him by his name now for about 6 weeks and I really believe he knows his name. I stand on the porch and say hi Melvin and he turns his head at me.

[@calvinjackson8110]

That's gratitude for ya. Peck aggressively at the one who has been feeding you!

[@mylensview]

Great video and info.

[@nancyryan7971]

Lovely!

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[@hamiljohn]

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[@masakichiba6890]

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[@franktichenor1979]

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[@gasodaoloe8543]

best ever

[@blueshade5553]

Very sweet how procuring a house is done in nature compared to our fucked up methods.

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[@MissouriBirds]

Woody is tired of mom forcing him to eat his protein and vegetables!

[@entertaininformmedia7836]

Wow!

[@calvinjackson8110]

Ok! You trying to peck at me with an attitude! Get your own food!

[@yolandaaedo2108yolalla]

Al parecer el macho es el.mas vistoso. El sagrado arbol viejo y todo los cobija.

[@japbarros]

Incrível..😲😲😲

[@braddywarbucks]

Did they name it Damian? Problem child

[@yolandaaedo2108yolalla]

Sabian que plantar un arbol tendra larga vida? Entonces a plantar un arbol para la buena suerte .

[@jillsmith3937]

Is there a bigger woodpecker than this I’ve see one as big as a turkey

[@Fred_NaughT]

The biggest woodpecker is the Pileated and its 10-12" tall it is the woodpecker that woody the woodpecker is based upon !

[@user-ds7wd8dw8n]

GRESSIV BABY'S 😉😂😂

[@bumblebee7922]

Maybe the baby didn't like the suet. Seems to be when it pecked at the parents.

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[@samuelkulp2618]

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