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Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker 2 Sphyrapicus varius | Dec. 11, 2011 |
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The yellow-bellied sapsucker was among my first State College, Pennsylvania, birding pages, so I thought it was time to update the sapsucker with more recent photos.
The sapsucker is a modest-size woodpecker with complex colors. The sexes - as with most woodpeckers - are easy to tell apart. The first photo is of an immature sapsucker, a female most probably, since the top of her head is turning red, whereas her throat is white. |
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Following is a mature female sapsucker, with a bright red head (and white throat). |
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The male sapsucker has a bright red head and throat. Here, it is almost as if he's saying, "You lookin' at me?".
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| And then he launched straight toward me. | ||
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The female and male sapsuckers spent quality time together, chasing each other around a small part of the forest.
Photo note: I used a Pentax K20D, with the Sigma 150-500mm lens, on 11 Dec. 2011, for these photos. |
