A male Red-Naped Sapsucker pecking away at a Salt Cedar at the edge of Peck's Lake [Arizona]. He worked the tree for 20 minutes or so while I was recording Coots. Many years ago, he was known as Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker, now this western bird has earned his own species designation.

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Identification
Sphyrapicus nuchalis (red-naped sapsucker)
Contributors
Douglas Von Gausig, Naturesongs.com
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