Yellow Bellied Sapsucker

This is a male Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker.  He is so elusive that we are never able to get a good picture of him on the trunk of the Bradford Pair trees that he frequents.  But this morning he was very low on the bushes near the back deck and I was able to "sneak" up on him.

If you look carefully, you can see the line of holes he has put in the trunk.  And even with his bright red coloring on cap and bib, he blends in with his surroundings...

I love this picture and it was the one I used to identify him when looking in the field guide.  He is much different from the ladder back Woodpecker or Flickers.

See how he almost looks like part of the thick woody branches of this aged bush.

The master of hiding but I caught him this time-ha!

Sneaky little fella...
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♥KERRIE♥
My heart to yours...