110 Degrees, and Momma Woodpecker is Working to Feed the Babies!

Now in that kind of heat it is difficult to go on a hike.  Good shot it was worth it.

Wow!  I love your pics.  I can just feel the heat in the colors.  You live in a wonderful place.

That's one tough woodpecker, Mike! 110 degrees! Whew - the only good thing about your Arizona heat is that there's virtually no humidity.

That's a pretty cool self-portrait and a busy mamma. I saw them first on Facebook.

I'm up in Phoenix and I had two tours today with Buyers.  And it was freaking hot.  This couple of months it's pretty intense, out showing properties.  You try for early in the morning, but sometimes the client's schedule will not allow for it. 

Great shots, both of them. Sounds like you have your 4pm hikes down to a relative science - good for you!

Mike - more of those amazing shots that you always manage to take and share! Thanks!

Great picture of the woodpecker, Mike. It's so true-if you just keep on shooting-you will get the great shot. You'll have to take a look at my picture of a picture.

Mike, amazing shots.

I guess if you wait long enough and have the talent you do you'll get the shot as well as the memory.

Enjoy the day

Mike - That's a couple more for your database. I've noticed that the birds don't really seem to mind the heat at all, I guess that's the environment they live in and they adjust. In order to succeed, we all need to adjust. Great shots.

Wonderful photograph.  I hope you will post it in the Birds Group on ActiveRain.

 Life is good!

Mike,

Your self-servant leadership as a Volunteer Ranger putting out the fires in AZ are to be applauded and commended. You are putting your own life on the line and trying to save wildlife. I think you're my hero and the Staff at AR and everyone in the RAIN needs to know about you and start praying for RAIN in AZ. We need to pray that you are protected along with all the landscape, homes, and wilflife that you are trying to protect.

Mike, you are a heroic man who emobdies courage. Your self-serfance leadership is not about praise and glory, or recognition for you, but to alert the people that the hot temperatures, exceeding 110 in AZ is out of control. With limited manpower, there's only so much you can do. You are doing the best you can and at the very least we can do is give a shout out for prayers to protect you, the people, their homes, the wildlife and all it's landscaping.

Mike thank you for your Volunteer efforts as a Ranger. Putting out fires is hot and hard work. I pray for safety. The air has to be hard to breath. Take care of yourself and know that I'm praying for you and for RAIN.

SUGGEST

Mike that is another beautiful sunset in the first picture.  I got the card today of the sunset you took the other day.  Everyone in the office loved it.  THANK YOU.

Love the self portrait, is that at the park?  The woodpecker coming to feed her young ones is great, too.  

Hi Mike, Thanks so much for posting your wonderful photos.  Your thirst for capturing photos in the wild no matter what the temp is a gift to us all.

FEATURED in BIRDS Group.

Thanks to Juli Vosmik's post about your efforts as a Volunteer in AZ. 

(I've been spotty on my time here due to health issues, so glad I caught Juli's post)

Take care,
Gloria

Mike, great photos, as always.  And, now that we're 115, I hope this fine feathered friend is staying cool.

Gloria, I'm sorry to hear about you being ill.  I hope everything's fine, now.

What an amazing shot, Mike - I was sent to your blog from Juli's post as well - you're a great guy! Subscribing!!