Well, my feeble excuses are: I’ve been busy! Don’t give me the eye; I know everyone else has been busy, too. Holidays are fun, I thoroughly enjoyed them, but now…

…it’s time to get back to work…

…looking at the task from every angle…

… and now I’m poised to bring you more information, more pictures, more birding!

Ladder-backed Woodpecker (female), foraging on dried annual (not a tree!) inspecting it for insects at Dyess AFB, TX. All photos by LgPacker.