gila woodpecker

On a recent trip to Bahia Los Frailies, this Gila was just digging away, and almost paid me no attention at all. This is a M.u. cardonensis subspecies. I have to wonder of the subspecies name is from the Cardon Cactus, where they do all their nesting?

Male and female Gila Woodpeckers in Saguaro cactus.

Hi Folks; Captured this female Gila Woodpecker on the Arizona Ash in our garden this morning. Fill flash assist.

Hi Folks; Current again, captured this male Gila Woodpecker pecking away on our Arizona Ash in the garden last week. Fill flash assist. The Gila Woodpecker is a medium-sized woodpecker of the desert regions of the southwestern United States. They range through southeastern California, southern...

Hi Folks; So much to do, so little time, so I'm falling back on some archived note card photos. Captured this male Gila Woodpecker in our neighbourhood feeding on some saguaro cactusila Woodpecker blossoms

Hi Folks; Weather now beautiful again, 80F high, 45F this morning when I captured this male Gila Woodpecker on the Palo Verde tree in our garden. Fill flash assist.

Hi Folks; Maybe an interesting capture as it was 4:30 PM shooting from the North giving us a back lite capture using a 600 MM lens, processed using Corel aftershot & photoshop CS6. Flash assist.

Hi Folk: Windy and a bit cooler today brought in this male Gila Woodpecker to our Arizona Ash. Fill flash assist

Hi Folks: Took my coffee to the back porch at about 3 PM after a 2 hour nap. No camera and a Cooper Hawk lands on the arm of a metal patio chair 8 feet in front of me. It was very calm looking straight at me, and I was able to tap on the window and Gina joined me with the Hawk sitting beside a...

Hi Folks; Don't know if it happens to you. However, after taking a few series of photos and just doing seat of the pants settings, all of a sudden my sharpness suffers. So starting all over making records of ISO, aperture and fill flash for about at least 3 sets, I lower the ISO and use...

Hi Folks; Captured this male Gila Woodpecker on our Arizona Ash in the garden this morning. Fill flash assist The Gila Woodpecker is a medium-sized woodpecker of the desert regions of the southwestern United States. They range through southeastern California, southern Nevada, Arizona, and New...

Gila Woodpecker

Captured this female Gila Woodpecker in our garden the other day. Fill flash assist

Hi Folks: Captured this female Gila Woodpecker on the Arizona Ash in our garden under sunny blue skies at 80F. Fill flash assist.

Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis) at Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Hi Folks; With a bit cooler weather it is quite comfortable out in the garden these days and I was able to catch this Gila male on our Arizona Ash using fill flash. Thanks for looking Uncle Gus

Photohgraphed in our garden i Green Valley AZ

Female Gila Woodpecker enjoying Gina's homemade suet for lunch in our garden today. Fill flash used

Photographed this female Gila Woodpecker in our garden filling her self with fresh orange. Notice orange between her feet

Photographed this male Gila Woodpecker in our garden & digitally painted him using Photoshop CS5 with Topaz Simplify

Photographed this male Gila Woodpecker on a Arizona Ash in our garden today

Photographed this male Gila Woodpecker in our garden with his mate this morning

Photographed in our garden in Green Valley, AZ this morning under clear blue skies against the background of White Adobe residence using a mirrorless camera.

Photographed in our garden this morning