Acorn Update

Once upon a time I used to stitch big designs!  

Make that big and bright designs. 

Design - "Merry and Bright Santa"

Designer - Sisters and Best Friends
Fabric - 28 count 18th Century R & R linen

Fibers -DMC

Started - 13 December 1998

Completed - 28 February 1999

I saw two Acorn Woodpeckers.

This guy...

And this bird.

Here they are together.

One came to the backyard to eat some suet.

I'd gotten used to seeing to guys, and I did not realize the 2nd bird was a female until I looked at my photos on the computer.

She looks like she's wearing a blue/black shawl.

The head is the clue - red, then black, then white.

And interestingly she appears to have a few red-tipped feathers on her breast.

I've never seen such a thing. 

A female bird is foundational for a successful Acorn Woodpecker colony.

Come on birds - you can do it!