
Gila Woodpecker

by Judy Kennedy
Title
Gila Woodpecker
Artist
Judy Kennedy
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
The Gila woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis) is a medium-sized woodpecker of the desert regions of the southwestern United States and western Mexico. The males have bright red caps on top of their heads and the females don’t. This one was photographed about 50 miles south of Phoenix in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona.
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June 17th, 2018
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