A juvenile ladder-backed woodpecker on a dead cholla cactus in Arizona

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Green Valley, Arizona

Using his tail for extra support and stability, a young ladder-back woodpecker makes his way up the wooden skeleton of a jumping cholla cactus. This was the first time I had seen the species, as well as the first (and to date, only) photograph of one that I made!

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