Bird frenzy

This morning, at the rear of our rig, we had quite the bird activity going on. We had Gila Woodpeckers, Finches, Cactus Wrens, and Gambel's Quail. It was quite entertaining and I ate my cereal standing up looking out the window at all the goings on.

In this photo, the male Gila Woodpecker is on the post pecking at the seed ball while the female is flying away.

Here we have both the male and female Gila Woodpecker working over the seed ball.
Here is another action shot of the female Gila Woodpecker.
Here is another shot of the female Gila Woodpecker going after the bird seed in the bird feeder. They seem to prefer the seed ball.
Here is a shot of the male (notice the red on the top of his head) with a seed in its mouth.
We were entertained for quite a while and then everyone left just as quickly as they arrived.

We headed out and took our morning walk around the park. We stopped and chatted with Jack, one of our neighbors, for a bit and then headed home. We sat out in the sunshine for a while. We even saw a hummingbird at one of our feeders. He did not linger so I don't know if he didn't like the sugar water or possibly, we scared him off. Anyway, I threw out the old water and made up new for the feeders (just in case).

John took an afternoon ride on his bike while I finished up the book I was reading enjoying the sun as it came in and out of clouds. He gets a break from me and I from him. :) It's a good thing!

After John returned, we had an early dinner as we were going to Bingo. A $5 buy-in per person is pretty cheap. The place was packed and the jackpots were $140. No, neither John nor I even came close. Brenda's husband, Bob, did split one Bingo. We find it a nice social outlet and a fun way of passing the evening even if we are some of the youngest ones there.

Bob and Brenda want to take us out on an ATV desert ride tomorrow. It should be fun and interesting if it comes about.