Here is a photo of a Gila Woodpecker holding onto the Mexican Fencepost cactus. You can see the tiny vibrantly colored flower buds that the bird is hanging onto.
I posted a close-up of the flower bud five days ago. These flower buds are amazingly beautiful.
We have seen this pair of Gila woodpeckers around for the past 6 years, but we have never seen them on the cactus. Generally, the woodpeckers are trying to peck holes into the mesquite trees.
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11 comments:
This is such a wonderful composition, Julie!
What an unusual photo, Julie...I love it.
Fantastic photo - one I could obviously never take here in Minnesota!
Beautiful bird!
This is a spectacular shot. I have never seen this bird land on the Mexican fence post cactus.
I just came in from my back yard where I was trying to photograph one of these woodpeckers, but just as I got in range he flew away. Then I open your site and there he is!
A terrific picture Julie!
Cool looking bird and cactus!
That is a great picture of the woodpecker. I just love their markings. I had one visiting me over the winter. I can still hear him now, but he rarely stops by anymore.
The bird's got a wonderful pattern. Nice shot.
This is such a beautiful photo! Great capture indeed, Julie!
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