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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Sphyrapicus varius When I was hiking this morning, I could hear baby sapsuckers, and followed the sound until I found their nest. The parent (mother?) was coming in and out feeding the babies.<br />
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Spotted in a yellow birch (Betula sp.) in a mixed forest.<br />
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Sphyrapicus varius

When I was hiking this morning, I could hear baby sapsuckers, and followed the sound until I found their nest. The parent (mother?) was coming in and out feeding the babies.

Spotted in a yellow birch (Betula sp.) in a mixed forest.

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Ferdy Christant

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What a post, really love the addition of video! Posted 7 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you :) Posted 7 years ago

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The Yellow-bellied sapsucker

The yellow-bellied sapsucker is a medium-sized woodpecker that breeds in Canada and the northeastern United States.

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Similar species: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans

Species identified by Christine Young

By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jun 30, 2018. Captured Jun 30, 2018 08:16 in 80 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.

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Canon EOS 80D
f/5.6
1/83s
ISO400
300mm

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