Same tree, same kind of bird, and I would wager it’s THE same bird. He was here in July and now he’s back to one of his favourite restaurants, an old maple that has a lot of dying branches. The bark is probably loaded in bugs and grubs that will fill this bird’s belly.
When I did a post about him in July, I had no idea what kind of bird it was, but with the help of my followers, we narrowed it down to a red-breasted sapsucker.
Just like on his previous visit, he was not at all shy and let me take many pictures. I needed to do this because he moved so fast, pecking at the tree bark, that most of my photos were blurry. Here is one from when he held still for a split second. 
It’s hard to tell from the photo but he is about the size of a robin.
Hi Anneli,
What a lovely photo! I should be seeing some of these lovely birds on the dike in Steveston soon.
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We wanted to get rid of that tree as it’s blocking the driveway, but now we can’t because we might not see the sapsucker again.
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Wow! What a beautiful bird. Great shot, Anneli!
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He was a very cooperate subject, not flying away, but he moved so fast with his pecking that it was hard to get a picture that was not blurry.
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Beautiful photo Anneli!!! Put it on your wall. 🇨🇦❤️
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I would love to put that on my wall.
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That’s really a bright red! His head is the same shade of red as the male Downey, and his breast feathers remind me of the finches.
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You’re exactly right! Beautiful colour.
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Gorgeous ! He has his eye on you Anneli:)
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He must know I’m not a threat.
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Wonderful photo. It’s nice to get a return visitor!
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It’s really a big thrill to have return visitors. That tells me they like it here and I’m providing (inadvertently) something they like.
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Award winning photo of a ? Woodpecker. Red as a cardinal
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He’s a red-headed sapsucker. I was thrilled that he came back to the same tree all these months later.
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Beautiful birds and fun to watch them. It’s nice for you that you have him back! Love this picture, just perfect!!
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Yes, it was nice of him to come back. I was happy to see him.
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What a glorious photo and a glorious bird!!!! You are the bird photographer maven!
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I’m just happy when they hold still for me.
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You are a bird whisperer.
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Ha ha. I just like birds.
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Me too.
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Aeeeeeeee, so Great!
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TY, David.
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I really like this repeat bird with his new photo shoot, Anneli! So cute and glad to know the red-headed sapsucker is the same size of a robin, too.
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I was so glad that he came back and he stayed on that maple tree for quite a while.
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It was very kind of him to stay for awhile but you must have some tasty trees! 🙂
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With tasty bugs in them!
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What an amazing capture! (via camera, of course). Gorgeous woodpecker. We have a family of them who absolutely love our suet feeder, which hangs outside our bedroom window. I love watching them peck away.
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You’re so lucky to have them around. Here it’s an unusual sighting. Nice that you’re supplementing their food supply.
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And suddenly we’ve been getting a family of bluebirds! I’m amazed and delighted. Turns out the new suet we have in one of the feeders has mealworm, which they love. They’re adorable birds. ❤
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NICE! I love bluebirds! We don’t have them out on the coast (at least not around our place), but I used to see them eons ago when I live in northern BC in the interior. They were a sign of spring.
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He is beautiful! I’ve never seen one before. As I attempt to take a lot of bird pictures myself (hence, my bird butt collection), I know how satisfying it is to get a beautiful shot like this one. Great photo of a beautiful bird.
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And this one moved his head so fast all the time, pecking at the tree. I had MANY blurry pictures.
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A beautiful bird! He is about the size of our Downey Woodpecker.
Dwight
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Yes, he is about that size. I wonder where he is today. It’s snowing out there now.
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