Woodpeckers and Saguaros in Arizona

Myrl Jeffcoat , you make me smile with your comment. I will imagine inside the saguaro it is quite comfy; saguaros can store also tons of water. So easy access to water in the desert can sometimes be traded for a few thorns on the exterior, I guess. 

Hi Kathy Schowe , saguaros might adapt to a different climate, who knows. They are prevalent in the desert, in the Phoenix metro area, but when we drive from Phoenix to Flagstaff, for example, we can see how they become rarer and at some point, at certain altutudes, we don't see them at all. 

Hi Wayne Martin , you are right. This is a gigantic saguaro, in front of the house. When we moved here first, we didn't anything about cactus, now, it's fascinating for me to discover how many different species they are. 

Michael Jacobs , you are right - we more often see the woodpeckers' finished work, than them working on it. It was quite lucky that I saw them with my phone camera in hand. 

Brian England , I love all the bird and flower sightings on the trails. I often don't carry my camera with me, as I try to make it digital-free time. 

Hi Myrl Jeffcoat , that's funny thought ... Birds must like something in those saguaros, because they like living in them, for sure. It may be the humidity they keep, saguaros can store tons of water in them. Thank you very much for the FEATURE in the photos group! 

Hi Laura Cerrano , thanks for stopping by. We moved from CA to AZ, and we didn't have saguaros where we lived. I heard people were saying one thing, without 'g' and were referring to saguaros ... :) Woody Woodpecker likes saguaros in AZ! :)

Hi Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP , I learned so much about the woodpecker birds and what they do in the neighborhood, yet everybody seems to be happy to see them, even in their loudest season. 

Hi Raymond Henson, SRES, GRI , thanks for stopping by. I'll share one more word that when in Goodyear you can pronounce like  a native. There is a very pretty area, called Estrella - if you pronounce it [ostreia] everybody local will understand it. :) Lots of growth in that part of the Phoenix Metro Area.

Hi Debe Maxwell, CRS , yes, the saguaros are massive, friendly, thorny, yet I haven't heard anybody complain that they have been hurt by a saguaro, while the jumping cactus is small but you may hear a lot of people say:"Beware where you step, there may be a jumping cactus." Their spikes are curved and not fun if they get under your skin. :) 

Hi Bob Crane , woodpeckers are in almost all geographies, I think. Do they have a favorite tree in your area? :) Thanks for stopping by.