[Leica] another walk in the park

[CartersXRd]

always super

ric



> On Mar 12, 2021, at 12:16 AM, Douglas Herr via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> 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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