Hiking in a new-to-me park in Windsor, lots of Acorn Woodpeckers, and a fellow hiker showed me a large wasps' nest hanging low in one of the trees...
Acorn Woodpecker storing acorns for the winter, Shiloh Ranch Regional Park, Windsor
Acorn Woodpecker at an old tree limb being used for acorn winter storage
Lots of Acorn woodpeckers active in the park
Dark-eyed junco, Shiloh Ranch Regional Park
Opening to the nest was at the bottom Large male deer in the shadows, he didn't seem to want to move, if he didn't have to (above);
Here is the wasps' nest, looking pretty weird....but in a way, beautiful.
Here is the wasps' nest, looking pretty weird....but in a way, beautiful.
Wasps' nest, Shiloh Ranch Regional Park
In the backyard, the beautiful whistling sounds of the golden-crown sparrows begin to mark the true beginning of Fall weather
Golden-crowned sparrow
Female Western Bluebird near the old orchard
The old orchard red-tailed hawk saying hello