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A ladder-backed woodpecker perches on a Joshua tree.
A Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) . The Cactus Wren is a large wren that ranges in desert habitats from California eastward through central Texas and southward into Baja California and central Mexico.  This wren frequently forms colonies and breeds cooperatively, often building nests in cholla and other thorny cacti.
Desert Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus magister), metachromatic in color, sitting on a granite boulder in Joshua Tree National Park, California.
A rare, endangered red-cockaded woodpecker.
Cactus Wren on top of tall cactus with legs spread, barred tail up, and head pushed deep into Saguaro blossom  while hungrily feeding.
Dawns first light warms the rock outcroppings of Joshua Tree National Park, CA
Yucca trees and rocks under blue sky, Joshua Tree National Park
Ladderback Woodpecker perched on a cholla
a woodpecker on a saguaro cactus
Gila Woodpecker at nesting site
A wild woodpecker perched on a desert branch in Joshua Tree National Park (California).
The Gila woodpecker, Melanerpes uropygialis, is a medium-sized woodpecker of the desert regions of the southwestern United States and western Mexico. Baja California Sur, Mexico. Nest in Cardon Cactus.
Cactus Wren perched on a Saguaro Cactus in the Arizona desert.
Downy woodpecker on a yucca
A woodpecker in the desert
The cactus wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) is the state bird of Arizona.  This species of wren is native to the southwestern United States southwards to central Mexico.  This wren was photographed in Green Valley, Arizona, USA.
Cactus wren posing on a barrel cactus in Arizona
Gila Woodpecker at nesting site
Gila Woodpecker on a Saguaro in Saguaro National Park in Arizona
In the Sonoran desert, Gilded Flickers nesting in a giant saguaro cactus.
Photograph of a Gila Woodpecker
Phoenix, Arizona. A Gila woodpecker feeding on the flowers of the giant Saguaro cactus
At Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.  Note that this image is in HDR, to fully realize its potential you would need a full download and viewed it with supported monitor and application
The Ladder-Backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) is a small North American woodpecker that is found year-round in the American Southwest.  It is primarily black and white with a barred pattern on its back and wings.  The male adult has a red crown patch.  This woodpecker nests in cavities excavated from tree trunks or large cacti.  They use their chisel-like beak to dig for insects and larva and will also feed on cactus fruit.  This woodpecker was photographed perched on a branch in Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA.
A close-up shot of a cactus wren on a dry plant with a bokeh background
Downy woodpecker on a yucca closing it's nictitating membrane (third eyelid) for protection when pecking.
Profile view of cactus wren sitting on a Joshua Tree in Grapevine Mesa National Natural Landmark in northern Arizona
Beautiful Joshua trees in the Joshua Tree National Park.\nCalifornia, USA
Gila woodpecker, Melanerpes uropygialis, Arizona, USA
Tall, sandstone cliffs under blue sky Joshua Tree National Park
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