Red-bellied Woodpeckers

Red-bellied Woodpecker Male

I have learned much since, several years ago, I first noticed the call of this bird (hear it later on the video).  It took me a year to spot the bird.  My first shot of it was from far away and the wrong angle.  Since then I have become more aware of it and recently have filmed its activities at a nest site.  I used my Canon 7D to make these videos.  

Movie Setup

The microphone is a Rode SVM and records high quality sound.  The problem here is that its best sound needs to come from 15 to 20 feet and the woodpeckers are a lot farther away.

It is interesting to watch them at the nest.  Only one goes in at a time.  The male my spend more time there than the female.  If not it is equal time.  I have observed mating behavior (yet to be filmed but I have stills).  I am unsure at the present whether the eggs are already laid, hatched or not.  The birds exhibit a lot of activity.  I do not hear young begging so I assume that they are  not yet hatched.  The mating behavior, in my opinion, had the wrong bird on top so I wonder if it was just playfulness.  At any rate, it is interesting to observe and learn.  Please check out the video.  It is as the bottom of the page.

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