Six Pumpkins One Woodpecker

"Yikes"

Designer - Bent Creek

Chart - Yikes

Fabric - 11" x 9" Champagne linen

Started - 2 December 1998

Completed - 10 December 1998

Not a good photo, but it provides proof that I had a small group of Evening Grosbeaks come by briefly Wednesday morning.  It is very usual for me to hear / see Evening Grosbeaks this time of year.

The same morning, I watched a Pileated Woodpecker fly into the Douglas fir tree line that edges our property to the north.

I've recently seen a female, this bird though is a male.

Note the red on top of the head comes forward all the way to the bill and the bright red mustache. 

I was able to watch it grooming for a few minutes.

These photos show how good the zoom on my camera is as to the naked eye the bird was just a small dark blob on the side of the tree.

I hope the birds continue to be frequent visitors.