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The Red-naped Sapsucker - the Rocky Mountain woodpecker with red at both ends of a patterned black-and-white body. Precise and geometric in its markings.
Each print is made to order. You can cancel within 12 hours of ordering, after which it goes into production and cannot be cancelled. Secure checkout via Stripe.
Printed on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308gsm.
The sapsuckers are the most patterned of the woodpeckers, and the Red-naped is among the most precisely marked of the sapsuckers. Sphyrapicus nuchalis - the species name means nape - carries red on the forehead and crown, a second red patch on the nape, a red throat bordered by black-and-white stripes, and a boldly barred back in black and white. It is a bird that rewards close examination: the more you look, the more pattern there is.
The drilled rows of sap wells are the field sign. The Red-naped Sapsucker drills horizontal lines of small holes in the smooth bark of aspens, willows, and cottonwoods, then returns repeatedly to harvest the sap that pools in them. Hummingbirds follow the sapsucker to these wells and feed from the sap directly. The relationship - the sapsucker doing the drilling, other species benefiting - makes the Red-naped Sapsucker a keystone species in Rocky Mountain riparian systems.
It breeds in mountain forests from British Columbia to Nevada, favoring aspen groves at mid-elevations and riparian corridors. The drumming - a stuttering, irregular rhythm unlike the steady roll of other woodpeckers - carries through an aspen stand in April and announces the territory before the bird is ever seen.
The Red-naped Sapsucker is one of three closely related sapsuckers that hybridize where ranges overlap. The hybrid zones are studied by ornithologists and watched by birders. This print shows the clean adult male: the full red nape, the unambiguous pattern, the field mark that separates it from its relatives.
Available in three sizes on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308gsm - archival cotton, acid-free, matte finish. Printed by Prodigi using pigment inks rated 100+ years under display conditions.
| Size | Unframed | Framed |
|---|---|---|
| 8 × 10 in | $39 | $99 |
| 16 × 20 in | $69 | $149 |
| 24 × 30 in | $99 | $199 |
Framed prints are glazed, no mat. Frame colours: black, brown, dark grey, gold.
Each print is made to order through our global print partner and shipped from the production lab nearest you - allow a few days for printing plus local tracked delivery.
Each print is made to order. You can change or cancel it within 12 hours of ordering. After that it goes into production and can no longer be cancelled, though we will always put right anything that arrives damaged.
The available sizes (up to A2) and any framed finishes are shown above. Choose yours before checkout.
Yes - each print is sized to fit standard frames. Framed finishes are offered on many prints.
Because each print is made to order, contact us within 14 days of delivery and we will put it right.
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