Sappy Squirrel

There is a tree that sits just off the path which attracts many thirty visitors. This tree is full of holes put there by a persistent little yellow-bellied sapsucker. 

I have seen many other birds take advantage of the sweet nectar that flows from the holes. Kinglets, chickadees and nuthatches are a few that I have caught drinking their share.

This day, there was a new visitor enjoying the tree. Now, there have been many squirrels climbing the tree for as long as this tree has been here. I have seen them playing chase, enjoying the peanuts that are handed to them and just simply using the tree for an resting place. 

Seeing a squirrel drinking the flow of sap, was a first for me. By the time he was done he was one sappy squirrel. Of course, the sapsucker was not too happy about him taking over the holes.