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Birds in Nature - images of wild birds by Richard Ditch |
Subject: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
(Sphyrapicus varius)
Place: Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, AZ, USA
Date: October 2002
Equipment: Nikon N90S, Nikkor AF-S 300/2.8 & TC20E (= 600/5.6),
SB28, tripod
Film: Fuji Sensia 100
Exposure: Aperture priority matrix metered, fill flash @ -1.7
Scan: Minolta Dimage, 50% of frame
Commentary: Although not a great image, this photo at least
records this rare species here in Arizona. Most sapsuckers found in
the lower elevations of AZ are Red-naped, but a few Yellow-bellied
show up most winters. Adults are difficult to separate, but Red-naped
juveniles acquire adult plumage by fall. So, any sapsucker seen in AZ
at this time of year still showing juvenile plumage is a
Yellow-bellied.
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