You'll be amazed by the ways desert birds survive and thrive in dry country. Learn about the bird species that live in ...

Woodpeckers: The Hole Story pecks away at what makes these birds so special ... woodpeckers raising their chicks in a Polish forest to gila woodpeckers making their home inside a giant cactus ...

in North and Middle America; birds north of Mexico are cactophilus ... See the closely similar Nuttall’s woodpecker. The Gila also has barred back pattern and is often common in the same ...

such as the cactus wren (the state bird of Arizona) and Gila woodpeckers. Recent visitors recommend visiting early or late in the day if you want to beat the peak mid-day heat in the summer.