Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Ladder-backed Woodpecker on a branch deep in a tree with its back toward the camera.
Ladder-backed Woodpecker, Mitchell Lake Audubon Center, San Antonio, TX May 12, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1000; f/10; 1/800 sec. -0.7 exposure bias.

This page is for the Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris). I used to see these a lot in Kentucky but never got a shot of one. I have heard them in Texas but never was even able to see the bird until this one. He kept his back to me (showing off the ladder I guess), but I was happy to get the shot.