Female Gila woodpecker

Lovely photo .. and thanks for the extra information about this bird. :o) Nests in the cactus sounds a good idea !

Hello Terra, The holes "excavated "by these birds in saguaro cactus is often used later by a variety of other species, such as wrens and the Elf owls. There is a used home market in birds kingdom as well .(or maybe they are just squatters) :-)))))

amazing

They are very common in Arizona. They excavate a hole in saguaro cactus to nest.