A Bright Day at the Bird Feeder aka "Old Lady Fun".

This nice red-bellied woodpecker comes to eat at the suet feeder this winter. Vivid, colorful and spunky.

My Brand New Best Friend....

 The Red-Bellied Woodpecker returned again yesterday at least twice during the bright, sunny day, so I was able to enjoy the glowing warm orangy-red of it's head, the precise, tailored patterns of it's wings...

...much better that the last photo I took, on a brief fly-by a year or so ago in the grey snow. "Goodness, he certainly brightens up my day!" exclaimed Grandma.... Bird watching is much cooler than it sounds but I always feel like a dusty old fossil when I talk about it.

...Here's his rear-end as he jumped off the feeder, spread his strong wings, caught the air and swooped away across the yard. Today, the bird was back about half-a-dozen times; must like this restaurant! I'm so happy!  It wants to be a CameraCritter, too.

No Snow Yet...

...This is a photo from last winter, when a Red-Bellied Woodpeck came to eat at the feeder. Tho I was unable to get a new picture, I had another visit from the species two days ago. The birds are fairly large and noticable when they visit.----I call this "Old Lady Fun".