Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
CENTRAL FLORIDA CRITTER OF THE DAY: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
I don’t generally think of an American Sycamore as a “sap tree”, but this guy (or gal) has enlightened me.
They are frequent winter visitors to my place in Central Florida but breed far north in the upper United States and Canada.
Learn: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Yellow-bellied_Sapsucker/id
Shown on Florida Native Plant: AMERICAN SYCAMORE; AMERICAN PLANETREE (Platanus occidentalis)
My take: Solving Garden Mysteries
Closeup photo of a different bird of this species on a laurel oak in October 2017
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Central Florida Critter of the Day 