Acorn Woodpeckers and a large wasps' nest

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.

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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

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Golden-crowned sparrow

Female Western Bluebird near the old orchard

The old orchard red-tailed hawk saying hello