[Length 7.25 in. Wingspan 13 in.]

This male Ladder-backed Woodpecker was photographed at Cottonwood Campground in Big Bend National Park, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: April 1993)

[Length 7.25 in. Wingspan 13 in.]

This female Ladder-backed Woodpecker was photographed at its nest hole in a fencepost at Laguna Atascosa NWR in southern Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: April 1981)

[Length 7.25 in. Wingspan 13 in.]

This Ladder-backed Woodpecker was photographed at Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park, Mission, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: February 9, 2010)

[Length 7.25 in. Wingspan 13 in.]

This female Ladder-backed Woodpecker was photographed at the La Sal Vieja Christmas Bird Count, Raymondville, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D7000 camera. (Date: December 20, 2011)

[Length 7.25 in. Wingspan 13 in.]

This Ladder-backed Woodpecker was photographed at Bentsen Rio Grande State Park, Mission, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: February 28, 2013)

[Length 10.75 in. Wingspan 21 in.]

This Lewis's Woodpecker was photographed at Morongo Valley, California, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: April 1982)

[Length 10.75 in. Wingspan 21 in.]

This Lewis's Woodpecker was photographed at Morongo Valley, California, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: April 1982)

[Length 10.75 in. Wingspan 21 in.]

This Lewis's Woodpecker was photographed at Fredericksburg, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 (1.4X Teleconverter) lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 2002)