Yellow belly

We could hear him long before we spotted him.  A yellow bellied sap sucker.  You can see the slight yellow tinge on his chest.

 

Visitors to the Persimmon tree

Squashed persimmons littered the ground, and the birds were busy in the tree.  This juvenile yellow bellied sapsucker was joined by his family.

Daddy sapsucker watched carefully.

 

Yellow belly

This yellow bellied sapsucker was checking out the trees.  Maybe looking for a good spot to make his nest hole.

 

Yellow-bellied sapsucker

We heard a different kind of call, and there he was.  A yellow-bellied sapsucker working on a tree.

 

Yellow Bellied Sap Sucker

His name sounds like an insult, but he's not worried.  This yellow bellied sap sucker came visiting the backyard.

It's hard to see, but he really does have a tiny bit of yellow on his belly.

 

Yellow Bellied Sapsucker

Sounds like you're insulting this bird to call him by name, but he really is a Yellow Bellied Sapsucker. 

You can see the yellow belly better on this female.