This female Golden-fronted Woodpecker came to the feeder - a rare site - and then moved to a nearby fence post.
In the meantime, the usual flock of Western Meadowlarks perched on the fence and utility wires while others foraged on the ground.
A raucous Red-winged Blackbird flew in and mobbed the poor woodpecker, driving her off her post.
The rest of his rowdy crew flew in and chased the Meadowlarks away.
But, the real party crashers were the Great-tail Grackles. They began ominously gathering on the utility lines before swooping down and landing on the pasture fence.
It's hard to tell just how huge these things are from the photo. Notice how big they are compared to the Red-winged Blackbirds sitting next to them on the fence (right).
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