#yellow bellied sapsucker
Explore tagged Tumblr posts
birds--daily · 5 months ago
Text
Tumblr media
day 40
today's bird is the yellow-bellied sapsucker!
- the yellow-bellied sapsucker makes two different types of holes in trees: deep, round holes and shallow, square holes. square holes produce more sap and must be maintained continuously
- in some parts of canada, ruby-throated hummingbirds rely so heavily on sapsucker-created sapwells that they time their spring migrations with the arrival of the sapsuckers
- the yellow-bellied sapsucker's favorite trees are birches and maples!
551 notes · View notes
introvertedswimmer · 7 months ago
Text
Tumblr media
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
266 notes · View notes
birbmania · 8 months ago
Text
Tumblr media
Yellow-bellied sapsucker, male . . . Trap Pond State Park, Laurel, Delaware . . . 11/7/23
252 notes · View notes
amnhnyc · 1 year ago
Text
Tumblr media
Meet the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)! This woodpecker has a wide range across North America and is known for its appetite for sap. The clever bird excavates spots in the surface of trees, known as “sap wells,” where liquid that drips from higher up in the tree gathers for convenient consumption. It doesn’t “set it and forget it” either; this bird works the wells to ensure their sap-collecting efficiency and also protects them from competitors, including fellow sapsuckers.
Photo: Dominic Sherony, CC BY-SA 2.0, flickr 
384 notes · View notes
kates-photography · 2 months ago
Text
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
Yellow-bellied sapsucker 💛
26 notes · View notes
northernpintail · 4 months ago
Text
Tumblr media
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Hudson QC
36 notes · View notes
na-bird-of-the-day · 11 months ago
Text
BOTD: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Tumblr media
Photo: Paul Reeves
"Although its name sounds like a cartoonist's invention, the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker does exist. This species is common in the north and east, and is replaced by close relatives in the west. Quiet in winter, it becomes noisy in spring, with cat-like calls and staccato drumming."
- Audubon Field Guide
62 notes · View notes
occasionallybirds · 2 years ago
Photo
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
December 13, 2022
Southeastern Pennsylvania
272 notes · View notes
swede1952 · 7 months ago
Text
Song of the Sapsucker
Tumblr media
“Nature’s Drummer: The yellow-bellied sapsucker strikes a harmonious pose amidst the forest green.” - Copilot
This yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) stopped by one day weeks ago. Unfortunately, I haven't seen him since.
As I've mentioned, I have a gallery of my favorite photos at: https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com
Go there and take a look. Prints are for sale along with other doodads and I suppose it is kind of a business for me. But it's the kind of business where I don't care whether I sale anything or not. If you want something, by all means you are welcome to make a purchase. But I just want you to visit and maybe mark your favorites or leave a comment. Cheers 😄
16 notes · View notes
birdingblog · 1 month ago
Text
Tumblr media
[ID: A photo of a juvenile yellow-bellied sapsucker perched in a tree, looking upward. End ID]
Yellow-bellied sapsucker (sphyrapicus varius)
October 8th, 2024
My yard, Minnesota
4 notes · View notes
podartists · 1 month ago
Text
Tumblr media
Sphyrapicus varius | Colaptes auratus | Melanerpes carolinus | Melanerpes erythrocephalus | Melanerpes formicivorus bairdi | Dryocopus pileatus
5 notes · View notes
officialweezerelections · 1 year ago
Text
Tumblr media
birduy
16 notes · View notes
critter-catcher · 1 year ago
Text
Tumblr media Tumblr media
A very lovely yellow-bellied sap sucker stopped by the other day!
17 notes · View notes
okbirdphotos · 8 months ago
Text
Tumblr media
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Virginia, March 2024.
4 notes · View notes
birdblues · 1 year ago
Photo
Tumblr media
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
17 notes · View notes
northernpintail · 4 months ago
Text
Tumblr media
Lifer Yellow-bellied Sapsucker <3
25 notes · View notes