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A year ago, I had a nesting pair of Downy(?) woodpeckers carve out a hole in one of my trees - it was wonderful to finally see their fledglings making their way into the world:

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Over the winter, I've had several Yellow-Bellied Sap Suckers working on enlarging that hole. I think they got a little enthusiastic. Here it is today:

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I watched this one for about ten minutes until he wedged him?self into a crease at the top of a neighbor's tree - where he proceeded to nap for the next 45 minutes. Brilliant camouflage, not a feather ruffled, virtually invisible to any passing hawk.

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Amazing creatures!
 

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