Bill Hubick Photography - Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis)

Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis)

A Red-naped Sapsucker at Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Arizona (1/6/2007). Photo by Bill Hubick.

Above: A Red-naped Sapsucker at Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Arizona (1/6/2007).

Below: A Red-naped Sapsucker in western Wyoming (6/23/2005).

A Red-naped Sapsucker in western Wyoming (6/23/2005). Photo by Bill Hubick.

Below: Typical Red-naped Sapsucker drill wells, from which the birds drink sap.

Typical Red-naped Sapsucker drill wells, from which the birds drink sap. Photo by Bill Hubick.

Below: Red-naped Sapsucker - The nesting cavity used by the bird shown above. We repeatedly watched the following process: one parent would arrive at the nest with food and make a soft note. The other parent would immediately fly out of the hole to forage, and the the newly arrived parent would enter to feed and watch over the young. Intense work!

Red-naped Sapsucker - The nesting cavity used by the bird shown above. We repeatedly watched the following process: one parent would arrive at the nest with food and make a soft note. The other parent would immediately fly out of the hole to forage, and the the newly arrived parent would enter to feed and watch over the young. Intense work! Photo by Bill Hubick.

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