The light was dull this morning, and I couldn’t get a great picture, but look who reappeared in our backyard this morning. We haven’t been visited by the pileateds for months, and this morning I heard the distinctive “I’m here!” call, ran to my window, and there he was high up on the tall oak tree. “Guess who’s in the backyard,” I called to Bob, “and there are actually two of them!” The one shown in today’s post hanging out on the oak tree for about 15 minutes, seemed to be drilling in the bark for food. I only caught a glimpse of the second bird, which was higher in the trees and moving around more then the male. I’m not sure if they were two males or a male/female pair, but whichever, I was really excited to see them.
That was my backyard birding highlight for the week, but here are a couple two more recent visitors:
…and two bluejays, who seem a little uncertain about sharing the feast I set out for them on the tree stump.
Just some ordinary backyard birds, but fun to watch from my post inside the kitchen window.
Thanks for visiting my backyard buffet today.
I hope to see you again soon.
Trail Walker
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 
Many of our resident birds have started their spring calls, always a thrill, esp. after the winter we have had. The first real sign of spring. Blue jays may be common, but what stunning plumage!
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Those woodpeckers are always fun to see. Because we live in the woods, they are frequent guests in my backyard. As for the usual birds who come to your feeders…My friend Barbara had a wonderful observation when she called them “plentiful but not common.” 😉
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