The saga continues - a few days ago a Screech Owl made an appearance in my dead palm, just below the Red-bellied Woodpecker nest - needless to say the Woodpecker has been watching this new neighbor very closely.
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| A few days later and the hoot keeps showing up, he looks quite comfortable.... |
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| The Red-bellied Woodpecker is keeping a close vigil. |
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| Up above - sitting on egg shells .... down below taking a snooze. |
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| At some point it was time for some confrontation - face to face .... |
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| with the partner's help it makes a bigger statement....the owl retreated.... |
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| The Red-bellied Woodpecker returned to the top floor |
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| and made sure that the coast was clear....he then went inside to settle for the night. |
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| A few minutes later the Screech Owl came back out feeling confident that the coast was clear.... |
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| quiet enough for a little snooze. |
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| Well, that's owl folks.....stay tuned. |
Wish I could be there to see this...we do know what the woodpecker thinking.
ReplyDeleteGreat story line with awesome pics, France! B.
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