Birds I've Seen in my Yard - Gila Woodpecker

Gila woodpecker
Originally uploaded by BirdieMama

So this is not my photo or my hummingbird feeder. It is somebody else's photo of a Gila woodpecker clinging to somebody else's hummingbird feeder. I haven't managed to capture a good photo yet on my own camera.

I had been seeing a pair of Gila's in my yard recently, but at least three times in the past couple weeks, I've caught one actually hanging onto our feeder for dear life. The first time, a hummingbird came along and scared the woodpecker off. It was funny to see such a big bird hanging half upside-down from such a precarious perch, craning to get a little sip of nectar.

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Gila_Woodpecker/id