Gila Woodpecker Enjoying Sunrise
by Robert Bales
Title
Gila Woodpecker Enjoying Sunrise
Artist
Robert Bales
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Photograph - Photo
Description
This Gila sure enjoys the cactus and the sunrise in our front yard in the Foothills which is a little distance from Yuma, Arizona.
The Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis) is a medium-sized woodpecker of the desert regions of the southwestern United States. They range through southeastern California, southern Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico.
The back and wings of this bird are spotted and barred with a black and white zebra-like pattern. The neck, throat, belly and head are greyish-tan in color. The male has a small red cap on the top of the head. Females and juveniles are similar, but both lack the red cap of the adult male. White wing patches are prominent in flight. The dark tail has white bars on the central tail feathers. They range from 8-10 in (20-25 cm) in length. This woodpecker's voice is a rolling churr sound. It also makes a yip yip yip sound and a kee-u, kee-u, kee-u sound. Its drum is long and steady.
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February 8th, 2021
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