[Image ID: two pictures. first one is a digital drawing of the four members of fall out boy (in order from left to right: patrick stump, pete wentz, joe trohman and andy hurley) as birds. patrick is an english robin, pete is a red winged blackbird, joe is a long eared owl and andy is a red bellied woodpecker. patrick has his i love bingo hat, pete has his straightened emo hair, joe has a little bit of curly hair and andy has his glasses, his medium lenght hair and a heart with wings on his chest. second image is a digital doodle of patrick stump playing his electric guitar and singing joyfully./.End ID]
the red-bellied woodpecker is a medium-sized woodpecker species common in the eastern united states (although their range expands to canada in the north and florida in the south, with occasional vagrants appearing outside this range). they are named for the pale red-pink marking on their bellies, which can be hard to see in the field. males are distinguished by their red cap; females lack the bright red cap, but have a red nape. these birds primarily feed on arthropods gleaned from tree trunks, although they also feed on insects, fruits, and seeds. they are known for their ‘drilling’ behavior, primarily done to excavate nesting sites + ward off competitors.
This female, red-bellied woodpecker was around a couple of days ago. I find it amusing to watch them walk straight up a tree.
I don't post all of the photos that I post here to my Pixels gallery, but I post the photos I like best. Some don't make the cut. I like this photo, but I'm not sure if I'll add it to the gallery. I usually wait a couple of days to see how I feel about it then.
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