"A Sand County Almanac"

"THERE ARE SOME WHO CAN LIVE WITHOUT WILD THINGS AND SOME WHO CANNOT."
"FOR US IN THE MINORITY THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE GEESE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN TELEVISION.".....Aldo Leopold



"LOOK DEEP INTO NATURE, AND THEN YOU WILL UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING BETTER".....Albert Einstein


“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves”.....John Muir


Tuesday, April 27, 2021

WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS...

 


I was excited to discover a pileated woodpecker exploring the vacant cavities in a dead tree...





The site of the nest is determined by the female; but first, the male must find a potential nest site and prepare it for her inspection. In the following images the male is remodeling...


After emerging with a mouth-full of debris, he winds up by twisting his head to the right...


And then flinging the discards away from the entrance...


We will never know if this nest site would have been accepted by the female. When I checked on it the following day the limb had fallen, taking all of his hard work crashing to the ground.

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