I made a drive up the Angeles Crest Highway into the San Gabriel Mountains to get to the right habitat. Then I took off into the woods walking. I could hear one; it was chipping and drumming. I knew it was there, but it seemed to take forever before I finally spotted one. Then. Finally.
A White-headed Woodpecker.
We don’t get to see them very often.
They’re a Western thing.
Maybe it’s time for a haircut.
Off we go to the groomer. Now, the back end of this one isn’t nearly as big anymore.
And this one has eyeballs again!
It’s moving. Something to keep an eye on. I can’t tell what it is.
It looks bigger than those snotty little javelinas we see. Maybe it’s a feral hog. Still keeping an eye on it.
Turns out it’s a javelina after all.
He’s browsing on something. He doesn’t appreciate my interruption.
From the right side of the trail he decides to run to safety; on the other side of the trail.
He’s agitated; bristly all over.
He pulled up at the edge of the trail to keep an eye on me; only reluctantly stepping off the trail for my passing.
As soon as I was by, he went right back to whatever was interesting him on the exposed side of the trail.
That was yesterday. Today I’m practicing multi-tasking. The weather is sunny and mid-seventies. I’m sitting on the deck enjoying the sun, and dozing.
Does this shirt make my butt look big?
I’ve got the address on our travel card for when we meet people we might want to keep in touch with while we’re out and about. People that aren’t on the trip report list can check in on us on the blog, and it’s a good place to archive the trip reports. It has reports all the way back to the year 2000! Recently though, the blog quit taking our posts. Talking to grandson Tony, he volunteered to set up a new blog for us. He thinks that sort of thing is fun to do!
We took him up on his offer and this is the result: https://steveandjudystravels.com/
We’re happy how it came out. It looks much newer and fresher than the old blog! Thank you, grandson Tony!
