[Leica] another walk in the park

[Philippe]

All beauties !

I’m surprised that this large (means mature) deer still sports his antlers. This, here, is the end of the period when they do (Feb and March). The younger lose them later, April or May.

Thanks again for sharing these beautiful portraits.


Amities

Philippe



> Le 12 mars 2021 à 06:16, Douglas Herr via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a écrit :
> 
> Today I returned to the floodplain I had visited a couple of days ago.  The thing than is certain about a visit to this park is very little is certain.
> 
> After a cold front moved through last night the air was rather cold
> 
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/mammals/cervidae/odocoileus/hemionus/odohem14.html
> 
> A pair of Red-shouldered Hawks is showing signs of re-using last year's nest.  Typical of raptors in the Buteo genus it can be observed flying overhead but it's more at home in a forested environment than others of its genus
> 
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/accipitridae/buteo/lineatus/butlin16.html
> 
> An Acorn Woodpecker is remodeling an older nest cavity
> 
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/picidae/melanerpes/formicivorus/melfor17.html
> 
> I found the sapsucker near the tree it had been foraging in two days ago but today it was less accommodating.  OTOH a female Nuttall's Woodpecker found the sapsucker's sap wells and was enjoying a free lunch
> 
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/picidae/dryobates/nuttallii/drynut12.html
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/picidae/dryobates/nuttallii/drynut13.html
> 
> All comments are welcome.
> 
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
> 
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