Red-breasted Sapsucker - Piper Spit, BC
I like taking pictures of the whole bird with all (or most) of the identifiers in the photo. Once in a while I just can't resist posting something a little more fun like this very coy sapsucker. I was down at Piper Spit on Burnaby Lake and headed back to my car when I saw the red flash disappear behind the no parking post. Being as it flew there, I knew it mostly likely had feathers and I needed to see it. As I stalked the post, a curious little head popped up and had to have a look at the two legged person creeping up on the post. The special meeting left a big smile on my face.