Red-breasted Sapsuckers are a winter visitor to Sacramento County from the nearby Sierra Nevada
This bird's M. O. was to drill sap wells into the bark, returning periodically to check for seeping sap and any insects attracted to the sap. Starting at the base of the tree it worked it way up, checking existing sap wells and drilling new wells as it deemed necessary.
new sap wells
working its way up the tree
upper limbs
aha! fresh sweet sticky sap!
a female Nuttall's Woodpecker sneaks a sip when the sapsucker isn't looking
Mar 12, 2021 at 06:13 AM
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