Williamson's Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus thyroideus


Williamson's Sapsucker
Williamson's Sapsucker has the most striking difference in appearance between males
and females of any North American woodpecker, as shown above and below.


Williamson's Sapsucker
Above, female, and below, male, bringing insects to nest to feed young birds.



Williamson's Sapsucker

Williamson's Sapsucker
Above and below, Williamson's Sapsuckers high in a tree, as I usually see
them.

Williamson's Sapsucker

Williamson's Sapsucker
A male on his way to the nest to feed young birds. How do woodpeckers manage to
carry so many insects? I'd think that as they foraged they would have to open their
bills to capture new ones, and the others would fall out.