#sapsucker

[herpsandbirds]

Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber), male with sap wells, family Picidae, order Piciformes, Western U.S.

photograph by Mick Thompson

[brooklynbridgebirds]

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 3 uplands

[cookiecaker]

happy belated mother's day to these two

[spinus-pinus]

Red-naped x Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis x ruber

1/31/2024 Los Angeles County, California

[geopsych]

Today I got some better pictures of a sapsucker that was going around making holes in trees to test for or drink some tree sap. Someone told me that they make it easier for hummingbirds when they first return because on cold days when plants aren't producing nectar hummingbirds go around to holes the sapsuckers made and sip it and to eat tiny insects drawn to it. So hurray for yellow-bellied sapsuckers in the woods!

[best-bird-tournament]

Pied woodpecker (Melanerpini) tribe - round 2

Which is the best bird?

Downy woodpecker

Red-bellied woodpecker

Red-naped sapsucker

Acorn woodpecker

Great-spotted woodpecker

Voting ended onSep 20, 2025

[birds-and-the-birds]

Yellow bellied sapsucker who let me get REALLY close to take some pictures. She was very very vocal about it

[scottpartridge]

Red-Breasted Sapsucker and Hummingbird. Hummingbirds and other animals eat sap from sapsucker wells or the insects attracted to the wells.