Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker, Huntsville, Alabama
I honestly thought this was a downy woodpecker when I took this photograph. It wasn’t until I got home and ran the photo through Merlin Bird ID that I discovered it was a yellow-bellied sapsucker. I’m not an expert birder so I always confirm my sightings with Merlin. I’m especially glad I checked this one. The angle is perfect to show the pale yellow belly.
A few minutes later I heard it working away on the tree and I thought of the Rolling Stones song, Can You Hear Me Knockin’?