I just came across an old photo that I took at Davis Mountains State Park. Isn’t this one of the uglisest, cutest bird you ever saw?? 🙂 It is an Acorn Woodpecker, (Melenerpes formicivorus). It is pretty common in west Texas west of the Pecos. Click on the image to see an enlargement.
Acorn Woodpecker
While I am at it I guess I will include some other Big Bend photos that I don’t think you have seen. Well, maybe you have. I have so many danged photos and sometimes I don’t remember if I have ever posted them. The first is one more of the Santa Elena Canyon. You can see a family preparing to take a short float trip upstream. When this photo was taken the Rio Grande was pretty calm and not running fast.
Santa Elena Canyon
This next picture is a mountainous desert scene from somewhere in the desolate part of Big Bend National Park. The image was captured about a year ago on one of my trips there. I never tire of visiting that vast isolated place.
Big Bend Landscape
Well, that’s it for this time. Swing back around again in a few days and I’ll probably have some more to show you. 🙂
Happy birding and photographing and hiking, and etc. 🙂
Texas Tweeties by Bob Zeller 
Well, I wish I were one of your lovely birds, and could fly over and explore your beautiful wild areas. You’ve really whetted my appetite!
C’mon down!!
Just beautiful!! Putting people in photos really DOES add some great perspective! Someday I would love to go there…. someday! I love the last photo as well, the colors, composition – a work of art!
Thanks Holly. I love your kind compliments. And yes, you need to come here, but watch out, you may never want to go back. Remember, I am a transplanted Michigander.
Bob
Just be thankful it’s not outside your window pecking away.
I have a couple Red-headed Woodpeckers close to the house, peck, peck, pecking away on the trees.
Short of killing them I have tried everything to scare them away, still they keep coming back.
Thanks for sharing Mr. Bob.
Raven
Raven, you know the saying, if you can’t beat them, join ’em. Start shooting them with that 600mm lens of yours. 🙂
Bob
Gosh, you and Bob have some magnificent scenery at your disposal. i particularly love the last shot, though the bird is cute.
Thank you very much, Chris. My problem is that I go get hundreds of shots, then don’t have the time to check them out right away, and end up forgetting about them. Later on I re-discover them.
Bob
Bob, I think the little woodpecker is adorable. So strong and stout. After seeing your photographs of Santa Elena Canyon, I am going to have to put it on my “Bucket List”. 🙂
Yes, you must see it. It is in Big Bend National Park, or course, the walls are 1500 feet high and the canyon is only about50 yard wide average.
Bob