Woodpeckers

Recall that last Christmas Eve one of our Weeping Willow trees fell over. And we 'planted' some of the branches and stumps. And then we raised the main trunk.

We did this hoping it would be attractive to wildlife, especially woodpeckers.

And one day this week ...

First up was a Northern Flicker.

Then a Downy Woodpecker.

And a Red-bellied Woodpecker on the 'slingshot'.

And then a Pileated Woodpecker on the other side of the slingshot.

And finally another Pileated Woodpecker on the main Willow Tree stump.

I was hoping for the other two woodpeckers we've had in the yard, Hairy Woodpecker (common) and Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (rare), and dreaming of a Red-headed Woodpecker (nearby). But it was not to be. 

Still, a four woodpecker day is a good day. Even more so when they're seen from the comfort of my living room, while working from home.

Life is good.