Sexing Red-naped Sapsuckers Can Be Tricky
Male and female Red-naped Sapsuckers are almost identical in plumage and size so sexing them in the field can be difficult.
Tag: sphyrapicus nuchalis
Red-naped Sapsucker Removing Wood Chips And Fecal Sac From Nest Cavity (+ a barbed wire owl update)
Sapsuckers perform some interesting behaviors during nesting season and the pair I photographed three days ago in the Uinta Mountains was no exception.
Red-naped Sapsuckers – Changing Of The Guard
Yesterday morning I photographed a pair of Red-naped Sapsuckers as they attended to familial duties at their nest cavity in the Uinta Mountains.
A Red-naped Sapsucker And A Non-critter Mystery
Occasionally my photographic pursuit of birds leads me to a mystery. This is one of them.
Red-naped Sapsucker – Sometimes Inappropriate Camera Settings Can’t Be Helped
When you’re shooting in aperture priority, birds flitting into and out of shade can present an exposure problem.
Red-naped Sapsucker (not a Williamson’s this time…)
On each our Montana trips we try to explore some new country. We found this Red-naped Sapsucker and its mate at their nest-hole on July 1 near a small lake at the end of a long dirt road.
