4th of July Visitor
Yesterday, on the fourth of July, we had an unexpected visitor. He greeted us with a loud thud on our upper deck. I looked out, expecting to see an injured bird, or possibly a misguided roman candle but instead was pleasantly surprised to see a VERY recently fledged, VERY young Pileated Woodpecker. He was desperately trying to negotiate a grip on a somewhat smooth, narrow railing. We watched as he slipped and slid and flapped and flopped around. I grabbed … Read More