I think I was wrong this morning about the flicker making a racket pecking on something. And I am so happy to be wrong: the Pileated just landed on the suet. The Pileateds haven’t been around for months!! and I’ve missed them.
After scarfing suet, he flew off into the ravine to peck at snags and downed trees. He’s looking especially bright and fresh, and I am so glad to have him “home”.
I LOVE the Pileateds. Last summer for awhile there were three coming around, a male and two females. I got a big crush on them. Why do they make me so happy? I don’t care why. I’m happy to be happy.
Photo by Thomas Puzino and used with gratitude under Creative Commons licensing.
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Thank you for posting my photo. I love these birds they really are a sight to see. I have been blessed to have a pair living around my former home town of Randolph, NJ. I hope they will be back when I visit this spring.