It is so good to see them back!
Yellow-bellied sapsucker
Of all the spring birds, this one was a loud one. This little guy is a hoot. Tapping on the metal to get attention. It bores holes in trees to find sap, which helps the other birds, as well as hummingbirds, many moths, bats, and even larger animals like porcupines, take advantage of the Sapsucker's hard work."The shallow rectangular holes that need to be maintained for the sap to continually flow. New holes are made in line with the old holes resulting in neat rows across the tree. "(Ottawa Valley Wild Bird Care Centre)
Yellow-bellied sapsucker from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
8 comments:
Hello,
Love the Sapsucker. You have beautiful birds, awesome mosaic! Enjoy your day, have a great week ahead. Happy Easter!
You have some great videos. It's hard to ascribe befuddlement/embarrassment to that sapsucker trying to jackhammer the metal structure.
Just catching up on your past three posts, but I have nothing clever to say this morning. Which is not a new thing.
I haven't seen many sapsuckers here the last few years.
Love all the top photos together, a great mosaic, and tapping on the pipes, he could play a xylophone so easily.
We have a cardinal couple hanging out in our backyard from time to time.
Quite a fun bird to watch.
you are so lucky to have all of those in your yard. We are starting to see a few more birds around. Love it when the birds come a calling!!
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