1957 Pest Removal
Series of 3 photos. Hybrid Photo 1956: Male Yellow-bellied/Rednaped Sapsucker spotting an intruding tarantula hawk wasp trying to steal sap at its sap holes. Photo 1957: He grabs it by the neck and throws it away Photo 1958: where the wasp is upside down in free fall. The bird has been working these holes on a small cottonwood since first seen on 23 November 2016. Ajo Country Club, Ajo, Arizona, 2 December 2016.
2022-23: Expert merit award out of 4161 entries in Photocrowd 'Bird Behaviour' in August 2023.
1957 Pest Removal
Series of 3 photos. Hybrid Photo 1956: Male Yellow-bellied/Rednaped Sapsucker spotting an intruding tarantula hawk wasp trying to steal sap at its sap holes. Photo 1957: He grabs it by the neck and throws it away Photo 1958: where the wasp is upside down in free fall. The bird has been working these holes on a small cottonwood since first seen on 23 November 2016. Ajo Country Club, Ajo, Arizona, 2 December 2016.
2022-23: Expert merit award out of 4161 entries in Photocrowd 'Bird Behaviour' in August 2023.