Red-bellied Woodpecker, male

Da muss er ganz schön fummeln! Aber er hat ja ne Pinzette!

Der hat ja sein eigenes Koerbchen, wo ein Schmalzkuchen mit Samen drin ist, aber ab und zu mag er auch gerne Sonnenblumenkerne, die auch in drei anderen Koerbchen sind. Er braucht sich also garnicht so abzuquaelen, Joerg.

It is a squirrel-resistant feeder. I like watching the squirrels as much as the birds. Good view of the red belly.

Our squirrels get all the seeds the birds drop and there always many. Usually five or more squirrels pick everything off the ground. On very cold days I throw sunflower seeds on the ground for them that I clean of all the snow.

I just remembered that I have photos of squirrels getting very comfortable on this feeder. They used to jump from a branch of the Norway maple down to the garage roof, then lowered themselves down a thin wire this feeder was held by on the gutter. So, no this is not a squirrel proof feeder, Ron. I found a couple of the photos. Although this is before I had added the thin wire.

Da ist es ja, das rote Bäuchlein ;)))) Danke sehr Doerthe!