Merry Winter to You!

Design - "Merry Winter"

Designer - Homespun Elegance

Fabric - 28 count Amber linen

Fibers - Belle Soie Silks - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 15 December 2010

Completed - 19 December 2010

Let's check in with our Winter Woodpeckers.

The male Hairy Woodpecker shows up most days.

He tends to 'talk' while he eats - a loud clear "peep!".

And my small troop of Acorn Woodpeckers are munching peanuts to beat the band.

See?

Blurry photo sorry - female on left and male on right.

I got excited because I thought this was a male and female.

but upon closer examination, it is two males.

At the same time there was a female up in a tree, so I thought I had two females, but no, that was not the case. 

I tend to see the males more frequently than the female bird.

I like their strong colors and big sharp black bill.

And here's a male Flicker.

Some mornings I see as many as four Flickers at the same time.

The male and this female Flicker were both waiting for Acorn Woodpeckers to leave so that they might have a turn at the feeders.

The Flickers like to hop through this small maple tree...

..and then hop onto the suet feeder.

Here's an Acorn Woodpecker and a Flicker.

Woodpeckers Rule!