Gila Woodpecker

Melanerpes uropygialis

(L 9.3" WS 16" WT 2.3 oz)

Agressive bird found in southwest
US and northwest Mexico.

Even the woodpecker owes his
success to the fact that he
uses his head...

                      (Coleman Cox)

Andrew Spencer,
XC17970

Sweetwater Wetlands

Arizona

13Nov09

Sonora Desert Museum

Arizona

13Nov09