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01-JAN-2012 Tom Grey

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, first-cycle

Picchetti Ranch

I was in doubt whether this fird, foraging at a persimmon tree, was a Yellow-bellied or Red-naped, but several experts all agreed on YB; a Red-naped would be in adult plumage this late in the year. I think the material at the base of the upper mandible is gum from a nearby eucalyptus.

Canon EOS 1D Mark IV ,Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM
1/1250s f/8.0 at 700.0mm iso800 full exif

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