Yesterday morning, PopPop and I were having our respective cups of tea and coffee when I spotted the red-bellied woodpecker on the cherry tree. We haven't seen him for many months, since March, I think. But there he was, big as life, and bless him, he kept coming back to that same spot on the tree. I figured I'd try to get a quick photo of him before I started my usual Wednesday housecleaning, and an hour or so later, I did. So imagine my surprise and delight at seeing not one, but two red-bellies on the tree! We have a pair! The males and females are pretty much identical, especially from this distance, so I don't know which is which, but maybe we'll get some baby red-bellies next year. They are striking woodpeckers, we hope they'll stick around so we can see more of them.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Bird spotting
Yesterday morning, PopPop and I were having our respective cups of tea and coffee when I spotted the red-bellied woodpecker on the cherry tree. We haven't seen him for many months, since March, I think. But there he was, big as life, and bless him, he kept coming back to that same spot on the tree. I figured I'd try to get a quick photo of him before I started my usual Wednesday housecleaning, and an hour or so later, I did. So imagine my surprise and delight at seeing not one, but two red-bellies on the tree! We have a pair! The males and females are pretty much identical, especially from this distance, so I don't know which is which, but maybe we'll get some baby red-bellies next year. They are striking woodpeckers, we hope they'll stick around so we can see more of them.
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great stuff! I meant to tell you that the picture of -Catbird stopping to smell the flowers- is really special. Looks like it should be in PlayBird catalog!
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