I haven't posted in a while. I haven't had nearly as much chance toget out as I would like. But I did get out to Yosemite with the family last month, and I snuck off in the morning for a few hours of photography. I went into the meadow in the valley, and right along side one of the trails is this old, dead tree that is inhabited by a colony of Acorn Woodpeckers. I could have gotten closer to this tree and get a better light angle if I had left the trail -- but that's a no-no, even though I saw plenty of tourists doing it.
Anyhow, here are a few images:
#1 "Here is my good side!"
#2
#3 While this is not a great image, you can see the typical Acorn Woodpeck behavior. They will make these holes in trees (and telephone poles), and store acorns and nuts there for the winter. As you can see, this tree has been well prepared
= Ed =
