{"id":21753,"date":"2025-11-26T08:02:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T13:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=21753"},"modified":"2025-11-26T08:02:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T13:02:25","slug":"red-belly-showing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=21753","title":{"rendered":"Red belly showing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"21752\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=21752\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dsc08157.jpg?fit=2000%2C1126&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1126\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1764058748&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;300&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;5000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dsc08157\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dsc08157.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dsc08157.jpg?fit=904%2C509&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dsc08157.jpg?resize=904%2C509&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-21752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dsc08157.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dsc08157.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dsc08157.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dsc08157.jpg?resize=1536%2C865&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dsc08157.jpg?resize=904%2C509&amp;ssl=1 904w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dsc08157.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dsc08157.jpg?w=1808&amp;ssl=1 1808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Red-bellied Woodpecker: Kennebunk, Maine, USA, November 2025 \u2014 A few have complained recently that my Red-bellied Woodpecker shots do not show the red belly\u2026or really, I guess, they were questioning the wisdom of calling this bird the Red-bellied Woodpecker when the red belly is rarely seen unless you have a netted bird in your hand. I can completely understand. All I can say is that it is not my fault\u2026I did not choose the name, and I have to make a conscious effort to remember it and apply it to this bird, because even in my mind, it does not fit well. So this is not a great shot of the bird, but it does clearly show the red-belly \ud83d\ude42 Sony a6700. Sigma 16-300 at 450mm (through a double glazed window). Program with birds and wildlife modifications. 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