Woodpeckers

Snacking On Suet

My pretty yard woodpecker was having a late afternoon snack. Apparently she is between broods because instead of grabbing a big glob of suet and flying off, she was eating it herself.
Female Red-bellied Woodpecker (melanerpes carolinus)

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