Must be RADAR equipped. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Male)Sphyrapicus variusWildflower TrailLower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway TrailHarford County Maryland, USAOlympus OM-D E-M1 Mark IIIOlympus M.Zuiko ED 300mm f4.0 IS PROLightroom 6.14 12 December 2022#1stPixSusquehannaWildlifePhil's 1stPix Instagram Phil's 1stpix InstagramPhil's 1stPix on iNaturalist-Observation Map iNaturalist: ObservationsPhil's 1stPix on iNaturalist- Species Grid iNaturalist: Species
The male has a red crown and throat. I still don't see any yellow.Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Male)Sphyrapicus variusWildflower TrailLower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway TrailHarford County Maryland, USAOlympus OM-D E-M1 Mark IIIOlympus M.Zuiko ED 300mm f4.0 IS PROLightroom 6.14Topaz DeNoise AI 12 December 2022#1stPixSusquehannaWildlifePhil's 1stPix Instagram Phil's 1stpix InstagramPhil's 1stPix on iNaturalist-Observation Map iNaturalist: ObservationsPhil's 1stPix on iNaturalist- Species Grid iNaturalist: Species
The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker is the only woodpecker in eastern North America that can be considered a snowbird, vacationing as far south as Panama every winter. Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus variusOlympus OM-D E-M1 Mark IIIOlympus M.Zuiko ED 300mm f4.0 IS PROLightroom 6.14Topaz DeNoise AI Wildflower TrailLower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway TrailHarford County Maryland, USA12 December 2022#1stPixSusquehannaWildlifePhil's 1stPix Instagram Phil's 1stpix InstagramPhil's 1stPix on iNaturalist-Observation Map iNaturalist: ObservationsPhil's 1stPix on iNaturalist- Species Grid iNaturalist: Species
Tighter cropping of the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker excavating a nesting cavity in a Black Locust tree in Trumansburg, NY. (c) Dave Spier [reduced-resolution preview]