[TN-Bird] Yellow-bellied sapsucker eating holly berries
- From: Viclcsw@xxxxxxx
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 09:33:49 EST
I captured some images of a male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker eating holly
berries in my yard this week (January 5) and posted a blog post. The images
made me curious about his gullet and how many berries he can stuff in that
gullet before they actually move on to his stomach!
If anyone knows more information about how this eating/digestion works or
has a good resource for these kind of details in different birds species, I
would enjoy having the information. Woodpeckers are of special interest.
_http://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2010/01/berry-dining-sapsucker-style.ht
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(http://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2010/01/berry-dining-sapsucker-style.html)
Vickie Henderson
south Knox County
Knoxville, TN (mailto:tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
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