One of at least two juvenile pileated woodpeckers in a nest in a telephone pole near Snug Harbour (Georgian Bay), Ontario. They've become quite a destructive force in the area, choosing to nest in telephone poles instead of trees, despite an abundance of living and dead trees in the area.
The dog treed three raccoons at 6:30 am. They spent the rest of the day in the tree napping in various precarious positions while I took photos.
Found in grassy area with a lot of different flowers. The petal was soft and the stem was rough. It has 6 leaves.
Most photographers don't want hydro lines in their photos, but these lines are a part of the story. Shortly after a new hydro pole was installed (not this one), a pair of pileated woodpeckers began chipping away at it, despite an abundance of nearby dead trees. In the nest this summer were at least two young. In this shot, the male (identified by his red mustache; and red crest extending from the forehead) waits on a nearby hydro pole for me to pack up my camera and leave his nesting territory. Since that time, I've observed pileated woodpeckers creating more big nesting holes in nearby telephone poles.
Saw quite a few of these tucked into crevices and depressions in the rock at low tide. Some of them seemed to even cover themselves with kelp and sand to hide while the tide was out.
Saw this large purple sea star during low tide at the Point Lobos State Reserve.
Saw this large, orange, sea star, while exploring the tide pools at low tide, at Point Lobos State Reserve.
Patch of mussels exposed at the low tide at Point Lobos State Reserve.
Blue Banded Hermit feeding in the tide pools at Carmel Beach, CA.
Crows are found just about anywhere, especially parks. This bird was on the ground scavenging for food.
