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Sphyrapicus varius
This is the female yellow-bellied sapsucker. She is similar to the male but has a white chin. Yellow-bellied sapsuckers have checkered backs, red forehead with tan-to-yellow breast and belly. They drill holes in trees to bleed tree sap.
This female yellow-bellied sapsucker was spotted in the cyprus swamp at Palmetto Island State Park in Abbeville, Louisiana
Spotted on Feb 24, 2014
Submitted on Feb 24, 2014
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