On May 21, 2013, at 5:15 PM, John D <[email protected]> wrote: > My bird app sez: "When a pair of Gila Woodpeckers excavates a nest hole in a > saguaro cactus, it typically does not use it for several months. Drying time > is required for the inner pulp of the cactus to form a solid casing around > the cavity."
Yes, up to a year; the cactus actually forms a kind of 'scar tissue' around it. This is one checking out a 'move-in ready' hole, from last year <http://www.flickr.com/photos/35245797@N00/7210456378/in/set-72157629758097214> -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
