We have had an absolutely amazing stretch of weather over the last two weeks. Just gorgeous. Timothy and I have taken advantage of the sun and warmth for some pretty great walks--the dogs are rather grateful after the number of walkless days this winter they suffered!
Yesterday, we walked up through the back field. On our way, I could hear a woodpecker, but it was different from the normal sound they make. It was like someone hammering on metal, but why would you hear hammering on metal in the middle of nowhere? As we got closer to the sound, I could see the root of the noise--there is a no trespassing sign posted at a boundary along our walk, and sure enough, there was a good sized woodpecker knocking his little head against the sign. Unfortunately, I didn't have the camera yesterday, for we were able to get within 10 feet of the little guy! We startled him when we started walking again, and I thought, "At least he'll give up on the metal producing any yummy bugs. I was wrong. Not 10 minutes went by, and there was the regular tap tap tap of beak on metal.
What was really funny, though, is he was out on our walk today, too! Maybe it is his way of making music to celebrate the beautiful spring.
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