Jan
31
Desert Woodpeckers
ByA spectacular Sweetwater morning Wednesday with friends from La Posada in Green Valley: sunshine, birds, good company, what could be better?
It seems counter-intuitive, but desert wetlands are among the best places to see a good variety of woodpeckers this time of year. This male Red-shafted Flicker joined a female Gila Woodpecker on the wires for a shouting contest.
The Gila won, as usual. Our quick walk also turned up unusually cooperative Ladder-backed Woodpeckers, and some (not I, unfortunately) got to see a nice Red-naped Sapsucker. It pays to check out tapping this time of year in the desert!
2 Comments
January 31st, 2011 at 9:51 pm
Well, from my selfish perspective it would have been better had I been there, too! Glad you saw some of my favourites. I hear Mew Gulls every day–just to keep you up-to-date with your northern domicile!
February 1st, 2011 at 7:56 am
Well, yes!