Both male (red spot on head) and female (no red spot) Gila Woodpeckers feed their nestlings. Ned captured both parents bringing food to the nest that they made (and always make) in the middle third of the Saguaro cactus. (Any holes you see at the top of a Saguaro are made by Gilded Flickers.)
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| Female with big insect |
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| Male with small insect |
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| Mom again with saguaro flower stamens (lots of nutritious pollen) |
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| Dad again with another bug |
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| Dad heading out for happy hour |
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