Can we identify individual Red-breasted Sapsuckers? More in this week’s post on:
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Larry
Seeing Spots
Brilliance
Why is this local woodpecker, which has a greater percentage of red feathers than any of the others, the hardest to see? Thoughts and photos in this week’s post on:
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Larry
A Carolina Morning
If one morning you suddenly found yourself exchanging stares with this aquatic bird (near a Loblolly Pine forest in South Carolina) would you know which bird species you were looking at? Learn more in this week’s post on:
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Larry
Coming To My Senses
For a number of days this week I was unable to find the red-breasted sapsucker. It was not to be seen in the cedar tree where I had expected to see it all winter long. Was the bird experiencing a problem or was the problem all in my mind? Find out more in this week’s post on:
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Larry
‘Tis The Season
Which type of tree do the sapsuckers prefer? Is this a red-naped or a red-breasted sapsucker? How do they elude predators? The answers in this week’s post on:
Happy Holidays!
Larry
Eric the Red Returns
Sapsuckers are woodpeckers with a sweet tooth, not literally, but they certainly have a taste for the sweet stuff. In broadleaf, deciduous trees the sap stops flowing in the winter. During the cold months, the industrious little woodpeckers survive by switching to evergreen trees. This week, Eric the Red returned to the Arboretum and his favorite Spanish Spruce. Last year, he had stiff competition for the exotic sap. Find out if the competition continues on:
Have a great day on Union Bay...were nature lives in the city!
Larry
Happy Holidays! | Union Bay Watch
Red-breasted Sapsucker
This native west-coast woodpecker has a taste for rare, imported european food. In the spirit of the holidays the sapsucker shares its bounty. Visit Union Bay Watch to find out who is making good use of this free flowing food source and learn more about our local bird with a taste for the good life.