


At one point along one of the many trails there was a clearing. It was there that I saw only my second sighting of a Red-breasted Sapsucker. I found its behavior interesting as, not only did it fly aggressively from tree to tree, but it also would hover in the air occasionally. Not behavior I would expect from a woodpecker. Also, when I zoomed in on the images I realized that it was actually catching insects as it had a couple in its bill. Checking on All About Birds, it states "Forages for insects by gleaning, probing, prying, tapping, and flycatching." So, I guess the behavior was not unusual after all.
Awesome, they are such beautiful birds!
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