Birds of A Feather

Oh, how I miss the days when the view from the window looked like this:

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Or how about this guy?

Talk about a big bird! The Bear was rather surprised the first time he saw this one standing on our picnic table. I thought he was making up tall tales when he told me about their encounter. I then kept the camera near the window just in case. For all you non-bird watchers, he is called a pileated woodpecker. See here for more information.

Even little woodpeckers stop by for a visit.

An impostor is often thrown in for good measure. This guy was behaving himself that day.

Yep! I miss the birds of summer! Just thought you'd like to see that I have some fine feathered friends and that there really is more to me than just genealogy, grandchildren, and basketball.