~Icon of the Desert – Gila Woodpecker

 

~Cave Creek Regional Park, Cave Creek, AZ, November, 2017

What a treat it was to listen, watch and photograph these gorgeous woodpeckers. They were busy building a nest in a Saguaro Cactus in our back “yard”. Go out to this Web-site and listen to their call – Gila

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Gila Woodpecker, Male.

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Female

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Notice the red cap.

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Notice the yellow belly.

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A nest.

 

~Happy Birding~

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