Just a couple...

While attending my brother's house warming party, I wanted to see what was going on with the Acorn Woodpecker group that resides in some oak trees at the edge of his property. I had seen them working diligently to open up a hole in a telephone pole earlier this year, and wanted to see if they were still tending the nest. Well, I was in for a few surprises...

I was surprised (and then, not) that one of the nest holes had been surrendered to a European Starling family.

There was no activity anywhere else in the holes in this telephone pole. I guess I was too late for the Acorn Woodpeckers to be still nesting, or they had given up trying to nest in any of the holes in this pole. Either way, I was pretty sad to discover the situation there.

There were still a few Acorn Woodpeckers flitting about in the oaks, though. This is a terrible photo (not to sharp as I had to MAJORLY crop in on it), but I wanted to share anyway.

Another unacceptable image shared only to show the display of this particular bird as another flew over the top of it's location. I love watching the behavior of birds and wildlife!

So, just wanted to share a couple of images from that outing. And further prove that yes, I am a photographer at all times. Went to a party, made some wildlife images. And you know what? I'm pretty OK with that.  :)