Ladder-Backed Woodpecker
Dryobates scalaris

The Ladder-Backed Woodpecker is resident from the American Southwest from the Mojave Desert in California, east across southern Arizona and New Mexico, and into Texas. Found year-round wherever they live, these birds are common from the southwest USA and southward over much of Mexico. Ladder-Backed Woodpeckers are closely associated with cactus for both foraging and nesting, though we find them in riparian-desert margins too.
Ladder-Backed Woodpeckers are closely related to Nuttall’s Woodpeckers, but there are differences (see <this link> for details). The ranges for these birds seldom overlap, though when working with the San Diego Natural History team near Campo in eastern San Diego County, we found both birds in the valley where we were surveying the fauna.
Today, taxonomists recognise nine subspecies of Ladder-Backed Woodpecker. All are non-migratory:
- D. s. cactophilus lives in southeastern California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah, southeastern Colorado, west Oklahoma, and west Texas south into northwestern Mexico and on the Central Mexican Plateau.
- D. s. eremicus lives in northwestern Baja California (Mexico).
- D. s. lucasanus lives in southern Baja California and on several islands in the Gulf of California.
- D. s. soulei lives on Cerralvo Island, in southern Baja California (Mexico).
- D. s. graysoni lives on Tres Marias Islands, Sinaloa (Mexico).
- D. s. sinaloensis lives in western Mexico from Sonora south to Oaxaca.
- D. s. scalaris lives on the Gulf slope of eastern Mexico from Tamaulipas south to Chiapas.
- D. s. parvus lives in Mexico on the northern Yucatan Peninsula.
- D. s. leucoptilurus lives on the Gulf slope of Central America.
I’ve been lucky on more than one occasion when capturing images of Ladder-Backed Woodpeckers. Locations such as Sabino Canyon near Tucson (Arizona) and Havasu NWR (also Arizona) provided images I’m pleased with. But it was along the Nueces River in Texas that gave me what I feel were my best captures of these diminutive woodpeckers. Maybe it was the soft, warm light. Perhaps it was an especially cooperative bird, but I like the images that came from that March day in 2020 as I was getting acquainted with Texas for the first time.
49 Photos

Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: I met this bird in the margins of Pintail Landing, part of the Havasu NWR in Arizona east of Needles, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:02 8:10 |
Location:
Pintail Landing |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X8647-LadderBackedWoodpecker |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: I met this bird in the margins of Pintail Landing, part of the Havasu NWR in Arizona east of Needles, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:02 8:10 |
Location:
Pintail Landing |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X8648-LadderBackedWoodpecker |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: I met this bird in the margins of Pintail Landing, part of the Havasu NWR in Arizona east of Needles, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:02 8:10 |
Location:
Pintail Landing |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X8649-LadderBackedWoodpecker |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: I met this bird in the margins of Pintail Landing, part of the Havasu NWR in Arizona east of Needles, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:02 8:10 |
Location:
Pintail Landing |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X8654-LadderBackedWoodpecker |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: The encounter with this male bird took place in Sabino Canyon Reserve in Tucson Arizona USA 2008-11-25. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:25 14:07 |
Location:
Sabino Canyon |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 |
File Name: jcd2215LadderBackedWoodPecker |
© 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: The encounter with this male bird took place in Sabino Canyon Reserve in Tucson Arizona USA 2008-11-25. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:25 14:07 |
Location:
Sabino Canyon |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 |
File Name: jcd2219LadderBackedWoodPecker |
© 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: I met this male bird along the Redington Road in the Rincon Mountains, east of Tucson, Arizona USA 2004-06-23. |
Date Taken: 2004:06:23 17:03 |
Location:
Tanque Verde |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/320 |
File Name: JCD_6876LadderBackedWoodpecker |
© 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: Northeastern Tucson Arizona, near the Catalina Highway. |
Date Taken: 2015:10:20 12:07 |
Location:
Tanque Verde |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 |
File Name: D721192-LadderBackedWoodpecker |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: Northeastern Tucson Arizona, near the Catalina Highway. |
Date Taken: 2015:10:20 12:26 |
Location:
Tanque Verde |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 |
File Name: D721212-LadderBackedWoodpecker |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: Northeastern Tucson Arizona, near the Catalina Highway. |
Date Taken: 2015:10:22 9:05 |
Location:
Tanque Verde |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 |
File Name: D721573-LadderBackedWoodPecker |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: Rincon Mountains, East of Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2004:06:23 16:50 |
Location:
Redington Road |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/320 |
File Name: JCD_6872LadderBackedWoodpecker |
© 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: Ladder-Backed Woodpeckers escavate many holes in the cottonwood trees of the Mojave Desert, providing nest sites for other birds. Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:17 18:20 |
Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: LadderBackedWoodpecker_D5X5650 |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: Camped with the Science Team from the San Diego Natural History Museum and gathering data as a followup study from previous studies of about 80 years prior. Mojave National Preserve in San Bernardino County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:11:10 6:42 |
Location:
Cima Camp |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: LadderBackedWoodpecker_D5X6919 |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: The cienega at Arivaca is part of the Buenos Aires NWR and over the years, one of my favorite birding destinations. Arivaca Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2019:10:27 10:51 |
Location:
Arivaca Cienega |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: LadderBackedWoodpecker_D5X5612-Arivaca |
© 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: The cienega at Arivaca is part of the Buenos Aires NWR and over the years, one of my favorite birding destinations. Arivaca Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2019:10:27 10:45 |
Location:
Arivaca Cienega |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: LadderBackedWoodpecker_D5X5542-Arivaca |
© 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: Catalina Mountains, East of Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2004:06:23 17:03 |
Location:
Redington Road |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/320 |
File Name: JCD_6874LadderBackedWoodpecker |
© 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: Catalina Mountains, East of Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2004:06:23 16:50 |
Location:
Redington Road |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/320 |
File Name: JCD_6873LadderBackedWoodpecker |
© 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: I'd camped here in late September with the Science Team from the San Diego Natural History Museum gathering data as a followup study from previous studies of about 80 years prior. Mojave National Preserve in San Bernardino County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:11:28 6:46 |
Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: LadderBackedWoodpecker_D5X0467 |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: Northeastern Tucson Arizona, near the Catalina Highway. |
Date Taken: 2015:10:22 9:16 |
Location:
Tanque Verde |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 |
File Name: D721639-LadderBackedWoodPecker |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: Northeastern Tucson Arizona, near the Catalina Highway. |
Date Taken: 2015:10:20 12:05 |
Location:
Tanque Verde |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 |
File Name: D721147-LadderBackedWoodpecker |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: Camped with the Science Team from the San Diego Natural History Museum and gathering data as a followup study from previous studies of about 80 years prior. Mojave National Preserve in San Bernardino County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:11:10 6:40 |
Location:
Cima Camp |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/6400 |
File Name: LadderBackedWoodpecker_D5X6902 |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: Camped with the Science Team from the San Diego Natural History Museum and gathering data as a followup study from previous studies of about 80 years prior. Mojave National Preserve in San Bernardino County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:11:10 6:42 |
Location:
Cima Camp |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: LadderBackedWoodpecker_D5X6931 |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: Ladder-Backed Woodpeckers escavate many holes in the cottonwood trees of the Mojave Desert, providing nest sites for other birds. Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:19 18:28 |
Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: LadderBackedWoodPecker_D5X7064 |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: Ladder-Backed Woodpeckers escavate many holes in the cottonwood trees of the Mojave Desert, providing nest sites for other birds. Seen near Cottonwood Springs in Joshua Tree National Park. Riverside County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:17 18:31 |
Location:
Cottonwood Spring |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: LadderBackedWoodpecker_D5X5728 |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: Unexpected so far from its typical desert haunts. Camped with the San Diego Natural History team near Campo California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2017:10:27 7:23 |
Location:
Clover Flat |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: LadderBackedWoodpecker_D5X5853-CloverFlats |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: I met this bird working in this Red Mulberry tree (Morus rubra) in camp, where my day ended near Crystal Spring Texas at the Triple R RV Resort. Birds abound here next to the Nueces River. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:10 16:25 |
Location:
Nueces River |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: LadderBackedWoodpecker_D508574-NuecesRiver |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: I met this bird working in this Red Mulberry tree (Morus rubra) in camp, where my day ended near Crystal Spring Texas at the Triple R RV Resort. Birds abound here next to the Nueces River. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:10 16:26 |
Location:
Nueces River |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: LadderBackedWoodpecker_D508629-NuecesRiver |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: I met this bird working in this Red Mulberry tree (Morus rubra) in camp, where my day ended near Crystal Spring Texas at the Triple R RV Resort. Birds abound here next to the Nueces River. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:10 16:27 |
Location:
Nueces River |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: LadderBackedWoodpecker_D508657-NuecesRiver |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: I met this bird working in this Red Mulberry tree (Morus rubra) in camp, where my day ended near Crystal Spring Texas at the Triple R RV Resort. Birds abound here next to the Nueces River. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:10 16:27 |
Location:
Nueces River |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: LadderBackedWoodpecker_D508692-NuecesRiver |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: I heard Ladder-Backed Woodpeckers nearby at most places withing the reserve. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:20 8:55 |
Location:
Atascosa NWR |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: LadderBackedWoodpecker_D503986-Atascosa-NWR |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: I heard Ladder-Backed Woodpeckers nearby at most places withing the reserve. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:20 8:55 |
Location:
Atascosa NWR |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: LadderBackedWoodpecker_D503987-Atascosa-NWR |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Picoides scalaris) |
Description: Unexpected so far from its typical desert haunts. Camped with the San Diego Natural History team near Campo California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2017:10:27 7:32 |
Location:
Clover Flat |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: LadderBackedWoodpecker_D5X5854-CloverFlats |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Phasianus colchicus) |
Description: Camped with the San Diego Natural History team at Clover flats near Campo California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2017:10:27 7:23 |
Location:
Clover Flat |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: LadderBackedWoodpecker_D5X5852-CloverFlats |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: Cottonwood Wash drains from the north slopes of Mount Graham near Pima Arizona. On this, my 2nd visit, I found newly arrived summer birds, full-time residents, and winter visitors nearing their time to head north. |
Date Taken: 2023:04:09 7:28 |
Location:
Cottonwood Wash |
Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: LadderBackedWoodpecker_ZX98893_CottonwoodWash-Pima-AZ |
© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: Patton’s, in Patagonia is legendary as a ‘must see’ birding destination in southeastern Arizona. Yet, this was my first visit. I spent almost two hours there, and those few hours were delightful. |
Date Taken: 2023:03:21 11:19 |
Location:
Patton's |
Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: LadderBackedWoodpecker_ZX93185_Patagonia-AZ |
© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: Patton’s, in Patagonia is legendary as a ‘must see’ birding destination in southeastern Arizona. Yet, this was my first visit. I spent almost two hours there, and those few hours were delightful. |
Date Taken: 2023:03:21 11:19 |
Location:
Patton's |
Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: LadderBackedWoodpecker_ZX93154_Patagonia-AZ |
© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: Gardner Canyon Road leaves AZ-83 four miles north of Sonoita and ascends the eastern slopes of the Santa Rita Mountains. I stopped there to spend the night and see what birds I might meet. |
Date Taken: 2023:03:19 12:44 |
Location:
Gardner Canyon Road |
Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: LadderBackedWoodpecker_ZX92982_GardnerCanyon_Sonoita-AZ |
© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: Gardner Canyon Road leaves AZ-83 four miles north of Sonoita and ascends the eastern slopes of the Santa Rita Mountains. I stopped there to spend the night and see what birds I might meet. |
Date Taken: 2023:03:19 12:44 |
Location:
Gardner Canyon Road |
Camera Information: NIKON Z 9, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: LadderBackedWoodpecker_ZX92971_GardnerCanyon_Sonoita-AZ |
© 2023 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: Ladder-Backed Woodpeckers here at Davis Mountains State Park were more stealthy than their Acorn Woodpecker counterparts. |
Date Taken: 2022:10:04 12:50 |
Location:
Davis Mountains State Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: LadderbackedWoodpecker_8508212-DavisMountains.SP_ |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: Ladder-Backed Woodpeckers here at Davis Mountains State Park were more stealthy than their Acorn Woodpecker counterparts. |
Date Taken: 2022:10:04 12:50 |
Location:
Davis Mountains State Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: LadderbackedWoodpecker_8508210-DavisMountains.SP_ |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: Ladder-Backed Woodpeckers were busy this snow-covered wintry morning at the Sam Nail Ranch. I drove from Terlingua Texas to Santa Elena Canyon via the Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive, and stopped to enjoy several places on the way. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:02 11:04 |
Location:
Sam Nail Ranch |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: LadderBackedWoodpecker_D5X6642-SamNailRanch |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: Ladder-Backed Woodpeckers were busy this snow-covered wintry morning at the Sam Nail Ranch. I drove from Terlingua Texas to Santa Elena Canyon via the Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive, and stopped to enjoy several places on the way. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:02 11:04 |
Location:
Sam Nail Ranch |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: LadderBackedWoodpecker_D5X6655-SamNailRanch |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: Ladder-Backed Woodpeckers were busy this snow-covered wintry morning at the Sam Nail Ranch. I drove from Terlingua Texas to Santa Elena Canyon via the Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive, and stopped to enjoy several places on the way. |
Date Taken: 2021:01:02 11:04 |
Location:
Sam Nail Ranch |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: LadderBackedWoodpecker_D5X6656-SamNailRanch |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: Ladder-backed Woodpeckers worked all the trees around the feeders at Atascosa. I spent the day in Laguna Vista and Laguna Atascosa Thursday. I didn’t find any unusual birds, but I enjoyed those that I met. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:04 12:28 |
Location:
Laguna Atascosa NWR |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/16.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: LadderBackedWoodpecker_D5X8825-AtascosaNWR-TX |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: Ladder-backed Woodpeckers worked all the trees around the feeders at Atascosa. I spent the day in Laguna Vista and Laguna Atascosa Thursday. I didn’t find any unusual birds, but I enjoyed those that I met. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:04 12:48 |
Location:
Laguna Atascosa NWR |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/16.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: LadderBackedWoodpecker_D5X8952-AtascosaNWR-TX |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: Ladder-Backed Woodpeckers are wide-ranging over most of the southwestern USA and most of Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2022:09:22 11:12 |
Location:
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refu |
Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: LadderBackedWoodpecker_8505640-SantaAna.NWR_ |
© 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: The "Birding Trail Loop" at Catalina State Park, north of Tucson Arizona is favorite destination for bird lovers. Depending on the season, it can yield some nice bird encounters. |
Date Taken: 2019:10:24 12:59 |
Location:
Catalina State Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: LadderBackedWoodpecker_D5X5366-CatalinaStatePark |
© 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Phasianus colchicus) |
Description: The cienega at Arivaca. Part of the Buenos Aries NWR in Arivaca, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2015:10:29 8:28 |
Location:
Arivaca |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 400 mm, f/5.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D722834-LadderBackedWoodPecker |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Golden-Fronted and Ladderbacked Woodpeckers(Melanerpes aurifrons) |
Description: Two woodpeckers, one tree. On my second day in camp I used my bike to explore the camp and chase birds here at the Triple R RV Resort on the Nueces River near Crystal City Texas. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:12 16:46 |
Location:
Nueces River |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/7.1, 1/2500 |
File Name: GoldenFrontedLadderBackedWoodpecker_D509654-NuecesRiver |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |

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