Red-breasted Sapsucker

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This dude is always pecking on the roof of my office in our back yard. I used to hate him till I got to know him.

These guys apparently drill rows of small holes called sap wells, then come back to feed on both the sap and the insects the wells attract. Hummingbirds and other birds also use the wells — sapsuckers are accidental ecosystem engineers.