Bark faces...

If you look close at the holes, you can begin to see faces - all the way around! Okay, it's just woodpecker holes in the side of a sweet gum tree and the holes make an almost perfect ring around the tree. I've got trees on my patch with rings like this up and down the trunks. One day I googled what woodpecker makes these concentric rings... yellow bellied sapsuckers! https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Yellow-bellied_Sapsucker/overview

Eight years ago today - https://365project.org/marlboromaam/extra-stuff/2012-08-13

[Thom Mitchell]

Nice shot! Since I've taken lots of plant (and tree) photos, I've learned that there is quite a variety of “bark”!

[Esther Rosenberg]

Omg, hysterical. I see the faces too ... what a good eye you have for details !

[KoalaGardens🐨]

hilarious, they are all quite serious too 🤣

[Danette Thompson]

You're right! Very observant.

[Mags]

@rhoing Thank you, Thom! They really run rings around the mocker nut trees (pig hickory) and the bark is very hard.

[Mags]

@dutchothotmailcom I am very, very appreciative that you see them too, Esther! Thank you!

[Mags]

@koalagardens LOL! They are serious! Thank you!

[Mags]

@danette Thank you for seeing them too, Danette!

[Phil Howcroft]

ahhh maggie, I may not see many faces, but I see some lovely textures and tones :)

[Mags]

@phil_howcroft It's okay if you don't see them, Phil! Thank you for your kind comments! They're always appreciated!

[Milanie]

I see lots of faces! and great textures, too.

[Mags]

@milaniet Thank you very much, Milanie!