The Red-bellied Woodpecker
The Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus), 2024
7.13" x 5.75" x 3.56"
Hand painted acrylic on recycled cigar box sealed with satin varnish
Red-bellied Woodpeckers are seasonally monogamous and pair with a mate for one nesting season. They find a mate in late winter to early spring. The males attract females by drumming their beaks against hollow surfaces. The female displays that she accepts the male by tapping in unison with him. Pairs often excavate a nest cavity in a dead tree or limb. The females lay 3-8 white eggs in the nest cavity, where the male and female incubate the eggs in turns. Red-bellied Woodpeckers usually raise a single clutch per season, but in the South, they can raise two or three clutches per year.
The Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus), 2024
7.13" x 5.75" x 3.56"
Hand painted acrylic on recycled cigar box sealed with satin varnish
Red-bellied Woodpeckers are seasonally monogamous and pair with a mate for one nesting season. They find a mate in late winter to early spring. The males attract females by drumming their beaks against hollow surfaces. The female displays that she accepts the male by tapping in unison with him. Pairs often excavate a nest cavity in a dead tree or limb. The females lay 3-8 white eggs in the nest cavity, where the male and female incubate the eggs in turns. Red-bellied Woodpeckers usually raise a single clutch per season, but in the South, they can raise two or three clutches per year.
The Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus), 2024
7.13" x 5.75" x 3.56"
Hand painted acrylic on recycled cigar box sealed with satin varnish
Red-bellied Woodpeckers are seasonally monogamous and pair with a mate for one nesting season. They find a mate in late winter to early spring. The males attract females by drumming their beaks against hollow surfaces. The female displays that she accepts the male by tapping in unison with him. Pairs often excavate a nest cavity in a dead tree or limb. The females lay 3-8 white eggs in the nest cavity, where the male and female incubate the eggs in turns. Red-bellied Woodpeckers usually raise a single clutch per season, but in the South, they can raise two or three clutches per year.