Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/03/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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