Ladder-backed Woodpecker 81509 by Gordon W

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31-JAN-2008

Ladder-backed Woodpecker 81509

On an ocotillo stem

Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Picoides scalaris)

Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens)
Also called the coachwhip, Jacob's staff, and the vine cactus

Photographed in the Sonoran Desert north of Mesa, Arizona USA.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
1/800s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

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