We were just starting our hike at Solstice Canyon (Malibu, California), when we stopped to look at a couple of Acorn Woodpeckers (Melanerpes formicivorus) & almost stepped on the home of this fantastic Botta's (or Valley) Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae).
Solstice is very popular, so you can hear chit-chatting as people walk by us (without noticing the gopher!). Once in a while you can even make out the knocking from the Acorn Woodpeckers!
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