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Arizona Woodpecker

Arizona Woodpecker

Arizona Woodpecker

The picture of this Arizona Woodpecker was photographed in Paradise Arizona. It was photographed with the Canon 5D Mark IV Canon 300mm f2.8 IS II with the 2X extender.
To hear the song of the Arizona Woodpecker, click on the arrow below.

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

A stripe-backed woodpecker of Mexico and Central America, the Golden-fronted Woodpecker reaches the United States only in the brushlands and open woodlands of Texas and Oklahoma. The picture of this Golden-fronted Woodpecker was taken at the Estero Llano Grande State Park Weslaco Texas. The picture of this Golden-fronted Woodpecker was photographed with the Canon 5D Mark III Canon 300mm f2.8 IS II with the 2X extender.
To hear the song of the Golden-fronted Woodpecker, click on the arrow below.

Northern Flicker

Northern Flicker Female

Northern Flicker Female Foraging

Northern Flicker Female Foraging

Although it can climb up the trunks of trees and hammer on wood like other woodpeckers, the Northern Flicker prefers to find food on the ground. Ants are its main food, and the flicker digs in the dirt to find them. It uses its long barbed tongue to lap up the ants.

Click the arrow below to hear the sounds for the Northern Flicker

Sounds of the NorthernFlicker