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Gila Woodpecker

            Continuing with my birds on Saguaro Cactus set. 

From the Cornell Lab: "Gila Woodpeckers have a knack for thriving in the nearly treeless desert habitats of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico. While most woodpeckers excavate nest cavities in dead trees, Gila Woodpeckers dig out nest holes in living saguaro cactus that tower above the arid landscape. This neat brownish woodpecker with black-and-white striped back eats insects, berries, and cactus fruit. Once a nesting pair has raised its young, the nest holes become valuable real estate for nesting Elf Owls, pygmy-owls, flycatchers, Cactus Wrens, and other species."

This female was photographed in Sabino Canyon National Recreation Area, Tucson.

Taken on: March 8, 2023

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gila woodpecker

Melanerpes uropygialis

desert birds

sabino canyon recreation area

tucson birding

cornell lab

audubon birds

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Groups appears in: • Bird Lovers • Conservation Photographers more » • Birding In The Wild • Birding - Nature and Science • The Birds Of Flickr • Birdshare • BirdWatching Magazine • Earth Images Nature Photography • Flickr Bird Brigade • Audubon magazine • Birding World • Wild Birds of North America « less

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, f/8.0, 1/1250 sec, 560mm, ISO 320 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Lens:	EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1250)
Focal Length:	560mm
ISO:	320
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 21.0 (Windows)
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