Pete DeSimone at the Audubon Starr Ranch in Orange County wasn't exactly looking for a reminder that Acorn Woodpeckers are industrious. But when he started fixing the conference room roof this week, he sure got one. Just Acorn Woodpeckers, doin' what they do.
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HOTSPOT: Flyover of California's Birds and Biodiversity
California is a global biodiversity hotspots, with one of the greatest concentrations of living species on Earth.