BenI was trying to remember where I put my wallet, searching in silence, when suddenly behind me the sound of rapid gunfire surprised me. A red breasted sapsucker had been waiting for me to move on, but it didn't have all day, and clearly I was harmless enough. Note that that tree is clearly its favorite.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-breasted_Sapsucker/id
The shade line didn't help my camera's (and mine) vain attempt at getting a very clear shot, nonetheless worth sharing. #redbreastedsapsucker #nature #birdphotography #vancouver #wildlife #britishcolumbia
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-breasted_Sapsucker/id
The shade line didn't help my camera's (and mine) vain attempt at getting a very clear shot, nonetheless worth sharing. #redbreastedsapsucker #nature #birdphotography #vancouver #wildlife #britishcolumbia
Red-breasted Sapsucker Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
The Red-breasted Sapsucker cuts a dramatic profile with its brilliant scarlet head and dapper checkerboard pattern on the back. Sapsuckers are named for their habit of drilling rows of shallow wells in shrubs and trees, and then lapping up the sap with their brush-tipped tongues. Sapsuckers are important members of their ecosystems, because many species of insects, birds, and mammals use the sapwells to supplement their own diets.