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  • Sap streaks down the bark of a spruce tree in Everett, Washington. The sap is leaking from holes that were drilled in the tree by a sapsucker.
    Tree-Sap_Sapsucker-Holes_Everett_905...jpg
  • A red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) reaches into a sap well to feed in Everett, Washington. The red-breasted sapsucker is known for drilling neat rows of shallow holes into trees to collect sap.
    Sapsucker_Red-Breasted_Feeding_Evere...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) drinks sap from a well in an elm tree drilled by a red-breasted sapsucker.
    Hummingbird_Sap-Well_Lynnwood_3662.jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) drinks sap from a well in an elm tree drilled by a red-breasted sapsucker.
    Hummingbird_Sap-Well_Lynnwood_3421.jpg
  • A red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) pauses between feeding at sap wells it created at a tree in Everett, Washington. A thread of sap clings to its head. The red-breasted sapsucker is known for drilling neat rows of shallow holes into trees to collect sap.
    Sapsucker_Red-Breasted_Feeding_4035.jpg
  • A ruby-crowned kinglet (Regulus calendula) feeds on an insect attracted to sap accumulating in a well in an elm tree drilled by a red-breasted sapsucker.
    Kinglet-Ruby-Crowned_Elm-Tree_3640.jpg
  • A red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) pauses between drilling holes in a tree in Snohomish County, Washington. The red-breasted sapsucker is known for drilling neat rows of shallow holes into trees to collect sap.
    Sapsucker_Red-Breasted_Trunk_Lynnwoo...jpg
  • A red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) pauses between drilling holes in a tree in Snohomish County, Washington. The red-breasted sapsucker is known for drilling neat rows of shallow holes into trees to collect sap.
    Sapsucker_Red-Breasted_Trunk_Lynnwoo...jpg
  • A red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) pauses to feed on a wasp that was attracted to the sap oozing from the holes it drilled in an elm tree in Snohomish County, Washington. Sapsuckers drill rows of neat wells in tree bark to collect sap, though they also feed on insects and berries. Other birds, especially hummingbirds, and insects are also drawn to the sap wells.
    Sapsucker_Red-Breasted_Wasp_Lynnwood...jpg
  • A red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) pauses between drilling holes in a tree in Everett, Washington. The red-breasted sapsucker is known for drilling neat rows of shallow holes into trees to collect sap. While clinging to the tree, they use their tail feathers to provide support.
    Sapsucker_Red-Breasted_Clinging_Ever...jpg
  • A red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) pauses between drilling holes in an elm tree in Snohomish County, Washington. The red-breasted sapsucker is known for drilling neat rows of shallow holes into trees to collect sap.
    Sapsucker_Red-Breasted_Lynnwood_5297.jpg
  • A red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) rendered in near silhouette drills holes in an elm tree in Snohomish County, Washington. The red-breasted sapsucker is known for drilling neat rows of shallow holes into trees to collect sap.
    Sapsucker_Red-Breasted_Silhouette_Ly...jpg
  • The rough bark of this tree shows numerous holes drilled by a red-breasted sapsucker. Sapsuckers drill rows of quarter-inch holes in trees to extract sap. Their holes do not usually cause fatal damage to the tree.
    Tree-Trunk_Sapsucker-Holes_Lynnwood_...jpg
  • A red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) pulls an insect from the bark of an elm tree in Snohomish County, Washington. The red-breasted sapsucker is known for drilling neat rows of shallow holes into trees to collect sap.
    Sapsucker_Red-Breasted_Insect_Lynnwo...jpg
  • A red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) drills holes in an elm tree in Snohomish County, Washington. The red-breasted sapsucker is known for drilling neat rows of shallow holes into trees to collect sap.
    Sapsucker_Red-Breasted_Elm_Lynwood_9...jpg
  • A hairy woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus) rests on a branch in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. Hairy woodpeckers forage on trees, turning over bark or excavating to uncover insects. They also eat fruits, berries and nuts, and occasionally tree sap.
    Woodpecker_Hairy_Arboretum_4395.jpg
  • A hairy woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus) takes off from a branch in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. Hairy woodpeckers forage on trees, turning over bark or excavating to uncover insects. They also eat fruits, berries and nuts, and occasionally tree sap.
    Woodpecker_Hairy_Arboreum_4349.jpg
  • A red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) pauses between drilling holes in an elm tree in Snohomish County, Washington. The red-breasted sapsucker is known for drilling neat rows of shallow holes into trees to collect sap.
    Sapsucker_Red-Breasted_Lynnwood_5372.jpg
  • A red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) takes a break from drilling sap wells in an elm tree to stretch its wings.
    Sapsucker_Red-Breasted_Stretching_Ly...jpg
  • A red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) drills holes in an elm tree in Snohomish County, Washington. The red-breasted sapsucker is known for drilling neat rows of shallow holes into trees to collect sap.
    Sapsucker_Red-Breasted_Lynnwood_3555.jpg
  • A red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) pauses between drilling holes in an elm tree in Snohomish County, Washington. The red-breasted sapsucker is known for drilling neat rows of shallow holes into trees to collect sap.
    Sapsucker_Red-Breasted_Lynnwood_2241.jpg
  • A red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) drills holes in an elm tree in Snohomish County, Washington. The red-breasted sapsucker is known for drilling neat rows of shallow holes into trees to collect sap.
    Sapsucker_Red-Breasted_Lynnwood_9118.jpg
  • A red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) pauses between drilling holes in a tree in Snohomish County, Washington. The red-breasted sapsucker is known for drilling neat rows of shallow holes into trees to collect sap.
    Sapsucker_Red-Breasted_Trunk_Lynnwoo...jpg
  • A red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber), backlit in the evening sun, drills holes in an elm tree in Snohomish County, Washington. The red-breasted sapsucker is known for drilling neat rows of shallow holes into trees to collect sap.
    Sapsucker_Red-Breasted_Backlit_Lynnw...jpg
  • A red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber), rendered in near silhouette, pauses between drilling holes in an elm tree in Snohomish County, Washington. The red-breasted sapsucker is known for drilling neat rows of shallow holes into trees to collect sap.
    Sapsucker_Red-Breasted_Silhouette_Ly...jpg
  • A red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) clings to an elm tree in Snohomish County, Washington. The red-breasted sapsucker is known for drilling neat rows of shallow holes into trees to collect sap.
    Sapsucker_Red-Breasted_Lynnwood_5269.jpg
  • An Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) licks the trunk of an elm tree where a red-breasted sapsucker has drilled holes. Sapsuckers drill neat rows of holes in trees to feed on the sap, but their work attracts other animals. Insects are also drawn to the holes and squirrels, which are omnivores, will take advantage of opportunities to feed on the protein-rich insects.
    Squirrel-Eastern-Gray_Licking-Tree_L...jpg
  • A rhododendron leafhopper (Graphocephala fennahi) rests on a rhododendron leaf in Everett, Washington. This leafhopper is named for the fact it feeds on the sap of rhododendrons.
    Leafhopper_Rhododendron_Everett_6408.jpg
  • A red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) pauses between drilling holes in an elm tree in Snohomish County, Washington. The red-breasted sapsucker is known for drilling neat rows of shallow holes into trees to collect sap.
    Sapsucker_Red-Breasted_Lynnwood_9376.jpg
  • The rough bark of this tree shows numerous holes drilled by a red-breasted sapsucker. Sapsuckers drill rows of quarter-inch holes in trees to extract sap. Their holes do not usually cause fatal damage to the tree.
    Tree-Trunk_Sapsucker-Holes_Lynnwood_...jpg
  • A red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) rendered in near silhouette drills holes in an elm tree in Snohomish County, Washington. The red-breasted sapsucker is known for drilling neat rows of shallow holes into trees to collect sap.
    Sapsucker_Red-Breasted_Silhouette_Ly...jpg
  • A red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) drills holes in an elm tree in Snohomish County, Washington. The red-breasted sapsucker is known for drilling neat rows of shallow holes into trees to collect sap.
    Sapsucker_Red-Breasted_Lynnwood_1807.jpg
  • A red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) drills holes in an elm tree in Snohomish County, Washington. The red-breasted sapsucker is known for drilling neat rows of shallow holes into trees to collect sap.
    Sapsucker_Red-Breasted_Lynnwood_8961.jpg
  • A hairy woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus) rests on a branch in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. Hairy woodpeckers forage on trees, turning over bark or excavating to uncover insects. They also eat fruits, berries and nuts, and occasionally tree sap.
    Woodpecker_Hairy_Arboretum_4311.jpg
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