BIRD can not live on Sap Alone!

Well at least this Yellow Bellied Sapsucker doesn't want too! Most of these were taken when it was getting dark.

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LOL, but he does look very handsome among your petunias Sandy! Nice, colourful shots, well done!

Funny we are all having Sapsucker at the feeders, Super nice Sandy,..Mine was unlucky enough to run into a second story window, He was rolling his eyes back in his head for a good 10 mins then seemed to come around. He flew up on a branch and sat for a bit more. I do think he's fine and back to normal

That's a colorful and interesting set. The detail in the last one is fantastic!
Peter

Nice ones, I like th eone with the flowers. The closeups are very nice too.

Wallace River wrote in post #17576956
LOL, but he does look very handsome among your petunias Sandy! Nice, colourful shots, well done!

Thanks Ian. When I first saw him there, I thought wow, there's more color there than normal. I'm used to seeing the Hairys and Downys which seem rather blah now!

Pondrader wrote in post #17576984
Funny we are all having Sapsucker at the feeders, Super nice Sandy,..Mine was unlucky enough to run into a second story window, He was rolling his eyes back in his head for a good 10 mins then seemed to come around. He flew up on a branch and sat for a bit more. I do think he's fine and back to normal

Thanks Jeff! He is a daily visitor this year, through out the day. That is too bad about yours hitting a window. Some lessons are learned the hard way.

peterh50 wrote in post #17577060
That's a colorful and interesting set. The detail in the last one is fantastic!
Peter

Thanks Peter. He was about 3 feet from my window!

Crimzon wrote in post #17577322
Nice ones, I like th eone with the flowers. The closeups are very nice too.

Thank you very much. This is the first year that I have hung the suet next to the hanging flower basket. It is also the most I have seen the Sapsucker...so I shall leave it there!

Beautiful set Sandy.

A beautiful set of this lovely woodpecker. I think we spoil them with the hand outs but I do enjoy feeding them too. I love the shot with the flowers. That is a wonderful set!

Well captured Sandy.

2n10 wrote in post #17577398
Beautiful set Sandy.

Thanks John.

butterfly2937 wrote in post #17577556
A beautiful set of this lovely woodpecker. I think we spoil them with the hand outs but I do enjoy feeding them too. I love the shot with the flowers. That is a wonderful set!

Thanks Carol. My life would be so boring without the birds next to my windows, but then again, I'd get a lot more work done! Last night he was coming to the fruit and nut mixture that is on top of a fence post.

Red Dexs wrote in post #17577812
Well captured Sandy.

Thank you Red!

Beautiful set Sandy, and those close up sapsucker pics at the end are super!

Great set Sandy, the last one is a wall hanger for sure!

Nice captures. Love the detail.

Very nice, Sandy. Hope they all appreciate your caring attention.

coopert wrote in post #17577900
Beautiful set Sandy, and those close up sapsucker pics at the end are super!

what he said! lovely pics, especially the close-ups!

sapsuckers don't actually eat sap... they drill holes in the bark to let the sap run, then return to those holes later (often many times) to catch insects that become trapped there, kinda like using the sap as flypaper... they got the name "sapsucker" because people originally thought they were eating the sap itself. i have photos of red-breasted sapsuckers picking the insects from the sap to take home for their babies...