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Gila Woodpecker
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Gila Woodpecker
©Cindy Marple
Published: July 25, 2005
Cindy Marple saw this female Gila Woodpecker on a saguaro blossom in Gilbert, Arizona.

Marple used a Canon 20D digital SLR with a 500mm f/4 lens and a 1.4x extender to photograph the bird (Melanerpes uropygialis).

You can see the bird at these great birdwatching hotspots:

Kofa National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona
Sabino Canyon Recreation Area, Tucson, Arizona

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View photos of other woodpeckers:
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- Gilded Flickers
- Golden-fronted Woodpecker
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Northern Flicker
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Red-bellied Woodpecker, close-up portrait
- Red-bellied Woodpecker, female
- Red-headed Woodpecker
- Three-toed Woodpecker


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