Red-Bellied Woodpecker
Route 9, Belchertown
Photograph and text by Anne E. Ely, South Hadley
Most of the time when I see red-bellied woodpeckers they’re usually high up in a tree drilling away for lunch. In May, off Route 9 in Belchertown, this beautiful male landed low in a lilac bush and was cooperative enough to stay until I made my photo. I used a tripod mounted DSLR camera and a medium length telephoto lens.
Anne E. Ely is affiliated with the Robert Floyd Photo Gallery, 2 East St., Southampton. Other images are on view there during summer hours, Sundays from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. through Labor Day.