A Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) was on a pecan (Carya illinoinensis) tree in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on January 25, 2025. These woodpeckers drill horizontal rows of small holes in the wood. The tree sap in the holes traps insects which the bird comes back to eat later.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) on pecan (Carya illinoinensis) tree, Norman, OK, US on Jan. 25, 2025

Camera settings used making this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025Jan...

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A Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) was on a pecan (Carya illinoinensis) tree in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on January 25, 2025. These woodpeckers drill horizontal rows of small holes in the wood. The tree sap in the holes traps insects which the bird comes back to eat later.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) on pecan (Carya illinoinensis) tree in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on January 25, 2025

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at […]

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Deep plastid phylogeographic divergence of beaked hickory (Carya sinensis) calls for transboundary conservation in a biodiversity hotspot - Tree Genetics & Genomes Conservation of endangered plants is crucial for maintenance of biodiversity and uninterrupted provision of ecosystem services in a changing world. However, the lack of comprehensive phylogeographic i...

New paper in Tree Genetics & Genomes using @gbif.org mediated data:

Deep plastid phylogeographic divergence of beaked #hickory (#Carya sinensis) calls for transboundary #conservation in a #biodiversity #hotspot 🇻🇳🇨🇳

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s11295-024-01683-5

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