Bees and Birds

Come summer this collection of honey jars comes out.

I decided this year to display several of my finished bee skep stitches.

I think it makes for a nice summery display.

What's up with the woodpeckers?  I'm glad you asked.

Most morning I see an adult female Downy Woodpecker. 

She is still feeder her son.

The baby boy is every bit as large as she is.

She's a good mama.

And he's a cutie.

There is an adult male Downy as well. When he comes by, these two dart off.

Here's a female Hairy Woodpecker - I think a juvenile.

An adult male Hairy Woodpecker (red low on the back of the head).

Two Hairy Woodpeckers.

I have been so worried as for several days I did not see or hear my Acorn Woodpeckers.

Just about the time I was ready to freak out, I used my binoculars to find the two birds working at their granary tree.  Since then the male has been back at the feeders a couple of times.

Female Flicker.

Here she is showing off her tail feathers.

And here's the male.

I've heard a Pileated Woodpeckers a couple of mornings slowing and loudly thunking away, but I've not yet been able to locate the bird.