Canadian Geographic Photo Club - Sucking Sap
  

Sucking Sap

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by perkyleb from Bains Corner CA on 09 Apr 2026
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This male yellow-bellied sapsucker was doing what sapsuckers do....sucking the sap from my maple tree. The holes it leaves in the tree are enjoyed by other birds enjoying the sweet sap of the maple.

  • Camera: NIKON D7500
  • Focal: 500 mm
  • Shutter speed: 0.0008 sec
  • Aperture: f/ 6.3
tagged: animal beak bird woodpecker vertebrate neck wing wildlife grey piciformes feather

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