Trees are a great thing to have and so are Red-headed Woodpeckers! October 25, 2023

Today is Wednesday October 25, 2023 and it's 3:30 pm. After 6 years in the weather and brutal summers of Central Florida it was time to buy a new thermometer for our pasture photos. Don't worry, I compared it with the tunnel of trees thermometer for a few days and they were identical so it passed the Trees Are Good test :-). 


So today in the tunnel of trees it was 83 degrees at 3:30 while in the pasture...


It's 86 degrees and this thermometer is actually being shaded by the fence post.

On a side note, Sunday October 8, 2023 we heard unfamiliar birds in our yard. After letting the Merlin app listen we've identified there are 4 Red-headed Woodpeckers living here for the first time since 1990 when Kenny built the house! It's so exciting!! We know we have Red-bellied, Pileated and Downey Woodpeckers but to have this group show up is a welcome sight! 


photo credit to www.allaboutbirds.org 

 

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