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The Red-Bellied Woodpecker is a common visitor at backyard feeders, but do you know how to distinguish male from female? This video shows a great comparison of the two. Notice that the red on the ...

Red-bellied woodpeckers, however, sometimes add tree frogs and small fish to their diet. Woodpeckers use their keen hearing and sensitive tongues to locate prey beneath tree bark and within wood.

The woodpeckers, however, have no problem reaching the food. The open beak of the female Red-Bellied Woodpecker in this video is a warning to another bird to stay away!

A downy woodpecker is a small black and white bird that visits suet feeders. Listen to their call and see photos of males and females.

But these days, Shema said about 250 red-bellied woodpeckers — which actually have the most red on their heads, not their bellies — are spotted each year in the 15-mile Pittsburgh count circle.