Gila Woodpecker feeding chicks, Gilbert Water Ranch, June 2016

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1. Maggie
   Posted July 10, 2016 at 9:30 pm | Permalink

   Great photos, Joe! I especially love the one of the mama feeding the big baby, but they are wonderful. 🙂

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2. Maggie
   Posted July 10, 2016 at 9:32 pm | Permalink

   One more comment – it would be great to leave a comment/question on a single photo. For instance, on the black-crowned night heron, is that normal for it to have “hair” going down behind its head?

   Anyway, just thought I would throw that out there. 😀

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   • Joe
     Posted July 11, 2016 at 2:37 pm | Permalink

     Thanks for the comments! Yes, the feather (aka ‘plume’) down the back of the head is a characteristic of the Black-crowned Night Heron. Some other herons also have it e.g. the Great Blue Heron.

     I agree it would be nice to be able to comment on individual photos. I wanted that capability when I started the blog in 2011. I settled on a photo gallery plug in that couldn’t do it – I decided the pros of the plugin outweighed the cons, and people could comment on individual photos in a gallery by describing the photo, as you did with the heron. However, this shortcoming still bothers me. There may be some options to fix this now – I need to look into it some more.

3. Terry Kenny
   Posted July 31, 2016 at 9:02 pm | Permalink

   Some amazing pics! Those Saguaro must be a treat for those babies?

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   • Joe
     Posted August 1, 2016 at 8:45 pm | Permalink

     Thanks, Terry. I think they’re happy when the Saguaro fruit ripens 🙂