Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Every time I first think they are a Hairy Woodpecker. Never fails.

It’s not like they are rare, I see them more often than the other small Woodpeckers.

However, after a moment it’s clear. To me they look disheveled, almost a messy Downy.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Below you can see the tell tale Sapsucker holes in the bark of this tree.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

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