Yesterday was the Arizona Woodpecker, today the Ladderback Woodpecker. The Ladderback is found in much of the Southwestern US, throughout Mexico, and as far south as Nicaragua. It is one of the smaller woodpeckers at 6 inches which means a bit smaller than a Cardinal. As you can see the male has a bright red crest on the head. As I was at Ash Canyon on Tuesday, both the male and female seemed to have a favorite tree they kept boring into. So I sat myself down about 10 feet away and waited. It wasn't too long before they came back and gave me some very nice photos:
Female Ladderback Woodpecker
Male Ladderback Woodpecker
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