Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber), Sacramento County California

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Sapsuckers are a type of woodpecker that drill small sap wells in the bark of trees and eat the sap that oozes out as well as the insects attracted to the sap. The sap wells are also a source of food for other bird species. This species of sapsucker is migratory and in California the bird winters in the lowlands and breeds in the nearby Sierra Nevada. Sap wells are visible in the upper right portion of this photograph.

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Size: 2571px × 3600px
Location: Ancil Hoffman Park, Sacramento County California USA
Photo credit: © Douglas Herr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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