
A Dedicated Parent!
This parent was bringing a beak load of food for its young. The nest is in a dead conifer (a hemlock?) rather than the usual deciduous tree. The young were quite vocal while the parents were away. Their noise was what attracted the attention to the nest site. And, yes, the parent can squeeze itself through that small hole just to the left of the birds head.

The red-breasted sapsucker, is a medium-sized woodpecker of the forests of the west coast of North America.
Similar species: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans

By gary fast
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Uploaded Jun 9, 2020. Captured Jun 8, 2020 11:24 in Carrington Bay Rd, Whaletown, BC V0P 1Z0, Canada.