yellow-bellied sapsucker juvenile eating eastern yellowjacket at Lake Meyer Park IA 653A2586
We'll have to see about changing the name of this bird from yellow-bellied sapsucker to yellow-bellied bee-eater! That's one brave bird as eastern yellowjackets can deliver a searing sting and in cases where I've been stung the pain and swelling lasts for several days.The sorry yellowjacket was likely stealing sap from the young sapsucker's sap-feeding station and ended up being extra protein. Yellow-bellied sapsuckers move to states down south where it is much warmer than Iowa during the winter.
yellow-bellied sapsucker juvenile eating eastern yellowjacket at Lake Meyer Park IA 653A2586
We'll have to see about changing the name of this bird from yellow-bellied sapsucker to yellow-bellied bee-eater! That's one brave bird as eastern yellowjackets can deliver a searing sting and in cases where I've been stung the pain and swelling lasts for several days.The sorry yellowjacket was likely stealing sap from the young sapsucker's sap-feeding station and ended up being extra protein. Yellow-bellied sapsuckers move to states down south where it is much warmer than Iowa during the winter.