sapsucker

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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) Female.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)

Taken with the Tuesday4birdsfriends group in the morning walk at East Avenue Park in Hayward. Difficult as it seemed to like the tree with all the tiny twigs in the way.

First and only Yellow-bellied Sapsucker I've ever seen in my yard.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) Photographed in Huntsville State Park, southwest of Huntsville, Walker County, Texas, USA. Mixed pine/hardwood forest in the Pineywoods Vegetational Area at ca. 122 m (400 ft) elevation.

Not crazy about the cluttered bg you get what you can sometimes.

Red-naped Sapsucker

This sapsucker has been working his tree for quite a while . I'm not sure how much of his diet is supplied by the insects that he attracts to his holes. I assume the high protein is a bonus.

I had seen the male work this tree before but never had seen the female. When the female arrived there was a vigorous dispute about who was the rightful owner . The female was driven off because the male didn't want to share. Typical male behavior! I was lucky enough to get both in the same frame.

She was playing coy with the male. A bit of a long shot but obvious female coloring.

This photo was taken during a setting sun. There were two females about. He would stop and hammer on a metal shed roof and then chase the female.

This one must have found the right spot. Shortly after this pose he found a spot on the tree and pecked in the same place for 2 hours.

Another shot of this redhead because I got some great comments on my last pic.Enjoy!

This little sapsucker was pecking on the aluminium railing of my deck before deciding that the tree would make a better meal. This is the little sucker that led me on to bird photography in a more serious mode. Since then I've upgraded cameras and lenses much to the dismay of my pocketbook! But...

Walk out of the office yesterday and this boy was in the pecan tree. Quick to the truck to get the camera and some shots. This was late afternoon and the photo is back lit but the fill flash brought him out.

I was trying to get a photo of a Golden Crowned Kinglet, when two of these guys showed up. Managed the Sapsucker shot but did not get the Kinglet, ha.

This photo was taken at the Kootenai Falls in Montana on a June 2010 birding trip.

Finally got a chance to catch one doing his work. Went to the truck to get the camera and just missed a Pileated Woodpecker.

Taking a look around to see if there where any intruders this bird spent a good amount of time making holes for food

This handsome little guy was working my Maple tree. A sure sign of spring