Slight glitch in my owl nesting plan

This morning I saw the new agave stalk in the sunshine and noticed for the first time how green it is. As in the color green. No wonder it was so heavy!

Now I'm wondering if Ladder-backed Woodpeckers will drill holes in it before it dries out. Oh well, it's lovely anyway. A Golden-fronted Woodpecker seemed to enjoy foraging around in it today.

I think this is the first time the oasis had verbena (Glandularia wrightii) blooming all through the month of January.