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Great Lakes region, USA. July 2026.
I was walking a nature trail and happened upon five different yellow-bellied sapsucker nests. I stood by one for about 30 minutes watching the mother make about a dozen trips to satiate her incessant child. I have no idea how they manage to feed them all day.
She may look haggard, but in the right light she's beautiful.
It feels hectic enough at the rehab clinic where we feed the songbirds hourly!
Being a bird parent is insanely hard work. They still need to get their own daily caloric needs met while doing all this back and forth for the kids, no matter how hot/cold/windy/rainy it is. Mad respect for birds.