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Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Picoides scalaris

Photo by KatCuff
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Field Notes

Description:

Walking out into my yard I heard this little guy singing and had to run back into the house to grab my camera and try to capture her (I believe) with my lens. We played hide and seek for about 10 minutes.

Habitat:

Trees and brush in the southwest United States.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (8)
HemaShah
Katcuff,this looks like a female. Would you be able to give a feed back on this one? http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8933055
KatCuff
Thanks! It was hard even getting these shots as it flitted from tree to tree.
LisaFP
Good catch! I tried once to get a pic and he/she was moving all over the place and I never got a clear pic!
KatCuff
This guy gave me a merry chase. He liked to flit from high branch to high branch in our oak tree.

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PublishedJanuary 31, 2012

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