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On The Road, Photos-Birds

~Icon of the Desert – Gila Woodpecker

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~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~

On The Road, Photos-Birds, Photos-Landscapes

~Arizona State Bird, Cactus Wren

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~Cactus Wren, Cave Creek Regional Park, November, 2017

A very curious wren and the largest. There were several that would visit us in our “yard” at Cave Creek, always coming close to the coach and inspecting everything. I just loved watching them.

At least two pair were busy collecting materials for nest building.

Here is a Web-site with some good information on the Cactus Wren: Wren

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Another view.

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A photograph can be an instant of life captured for eternity that will never cease looking back at you. Brigitte Bardot