Lewis' Woodpecker, near the Washington/Canadian border, May 16 2009.
A resident male Nuttall's Woodpecker gets an early start on woodworking -- and warms up in the early-morning sun, Feb 20 2009.
A young female Nuttall's Woodpecker aired-out in the early morning in the trees next to the George Heimkamp Deck off Mesquite Trail.
The dead trees provide abundant habitat for birds such as the Hairy Woodpecker; here's a juvenile, distinguished from the adult by the red on its crown.
And on the other side of the bridge was this male Arizona Woodpecker. After reading Rick Taylor's "A Birder's Guide to Southeastern Arizona" --- a must-read for ANY trip in the Chiricahuas, or throughout southeastern Arizona for that matter -- I'd found that one of these fellows is usually present along the trail until July, and he was right... :o)
The dead trees provide abundant habitat for birds such as the Hairy Woodpecker; here's a juvenile, distinguished from the adult by the red on its crown.
The dead trees provide abundant habitat for birds such as the Hairy Woodpecker; here's a juvenile, distinguished from the adult by the red on its crown.
The dead trees provide abundant habitat for birds such as the Hairy Woodpecker; here's a juvenile, distinguished from the adult by the red on its crown.
See photo in original gallery.