Been a snowbird in N Scottsdale for 20 years and have watched these guys every winter.
I've always called them Gila woodpeckers.
Are they the same with just a different name?
One of these has figured out how to hang upside down on my hummer feeder to suck out the juice! Really annoying.
be sure to visit Madrid on the eastern side of the mtns from ABQQ.
The movie Wild Hogs was partially filmed there.
Quircky, quaint and a fun Photo opp.