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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker fine-art print in the Audubon tradition. The sap-well driller of North American forests, on archival Hahnemuhle cotton rag.
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 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) drills horizontal rows of small holes in tree bark and returns to harvest the sap that wells up and the insects drawn to it. At least 250 plant species are documented hosts. The sap wells also provision Ruby-throated Hummingbirds in early spring, before wildflowers open - the sapsucker’s arrival in the north tracks with the sap flow, and the hummingbird’s arrival tracks with the sapsucker. The two species occupy the same ecological moment.
The bird itself is boldly patterned: a red cap and throat on the male (the female’s throat is white), a black-and-white face, a yellow wash on the breast, heavily streaked flanks. It is a migrant, wintering in the southeastern United States and Central America, breeding across Canada and into the northern tier of states. The mewing call is the first indication of its presence in spring.
The Audubon plate shows the bird on a white birch trunk alongside a characteristic horizontal row of sap wells - the work that defines the species. The red cap and throat, the black bib, and the white wing stripe are the field marks shown in the profile view that makes all of them visible at once.
Unframed prints come on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308gsm, a heavyweight cotton rag with a soft matte surface and true archival life. The surface holds fine lines and subtle colour gradients without glare, which matters for Audubon-tradition work where the cream ground needs to read as paper, not as a white field. The framed option is set in a classic moulding, glazed and ready to hang, in black, white or natural.
Three sizes: 8x10, 16x20 and 24x30 inches, or a high-resolution digital download at $9. Prints from $39. Framed from $99.
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 24x30 inches) 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.
