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Sapsucker holes

Description:

Holes in tree trunk. Although insects make up part of its diet, the sapsucker is better known for its boring of numerous holes in the bark of live trees to obtain sap, the activity from which it derives its name. The yellow-bellied sapsucker is the only member of the woodpecker family to cause this type of injury. More than 250 species of woody plants are known to be attacked.

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joanbstanley
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joanbstanley

Texas, USA

Spotted on Apr 13, 2013
Submitted on Apr 24, 2013

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