Ladder-backed Woodpecker drilling cold cactus

I found this male Ladder-backed Woodpecker drilling some tree cholla cactus this morning within the large area encompassed by the small town...

Ladder-backed Woodpecker- in riparian forest

While we usually think of Ladder-backed Woodpeckers in pinyon-juniper habitat in Colorado, they are known to inhabit lowland riparian forest...

Ladder-backed Woodpecker, a surprise on the far west side of Canon City

Canon City is on the northern boundary for sightings of Ladder-backed Woodpecker but most are seen in the area around Brush Hollow Res east ...

Ladder-backed Woodpecker moved to decidous trees

Yesterday morning I returned to the Canon City Riverwalk to see if the interesting birds from the day before were still around. I did not l...

Ladder-backed Woodpecker on Canon City Riverwalk

I was surprised to find this female Ladder-backed Woodpecker on a dry hillside adjacent to the Canon City Riverwalk. As can be seen the bir...

Ladder-backed Woodpecker, nice view of field marks

This photo shows the extensive red that extends from crown to nape of male Ladder-backed Woodpecker, the black stripes on it's face and ...

A fairly rare (in Colo) Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Ladder-backed Woodpeckers are rare in most of Colorado. Though this species is found occasionally around Canon City,CO where I live, they a...