Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

As I walked along the road this morning, I heard the familiar tapping, and looked around to find this guy, a kind of woodpecker we see around here quite often. I know he’s a male because the female does not have red at the throat.

As I watched through my zoomed lens, I saw the bits of bark flying as he tapped. “Stop killing my trees!”, I said as I saw that.  I stepped closer and he flew away.