Red Bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)

I took this photo during early spring. There was a false spring this year that caused our crepe myrtles to bloom early, then there was one last freeze that ended up killing many of the branches. I've since cut them out. The plants themselves are still doing okay.

"The Red-bellied Woodpecker is named for a small quarter-sized patch of reddish tint on the belly, sometimes difficult to see but easier if you watch them at your feeders." - https://www.wild-bird-watching.com/red-bellied-woodpecker.html

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