Jun 17, 2015 | Birds, Sapsuckers
The Red-breasted Sapsucker is unique among Alaska’s woodpeckers because they have shorter tongues with brush-like tips for licking sap from the holes they drill in trees. To learn more about sapsuckers and other woodpeckers in Alaska look at Drummers in the...
Nov 13, 2014 | Birds, Sapsuckers
Connections with Red-breasted Sapsuckers 2 from Bob Armstrong on Vimeo. This video shows just a few of the many benefits that Red-breasted Sapsuckers have for other creatures in Alaska. Sapsuckers typically drill holes in the bark of trees. Sugary sap wells up in...
Nov 12, 2014 | Hummingbirds, Sapsuckers
Red-breasted Sapsucker Benefits Rufous Hummingbird from Bob Armstrong on Vimeo. This video is a good example of the relationship between Red-breasted Sapsuckers and Rufous Hummingbirds. Sapsuckers typically drill holes in trees which causes the tree to release some of...