Nature in our backyard

The squirrel that lives in our backyard, Jumpy, has been very busy collecting nuts and corn and hiding it all over the place. It is fun to watch him. The other day, the food was getting low and he looked so funny going upside down to reach the food!

For the past year, I have been waiting to see a Pileated Woodpecker. They are the largest woodpeckers in North America. They are about the size of a crow.

The other day the boys were playing in the backyard and came running in the house to tell me that there was a woodpecker in the woods behind our house. I thought it was one of the little ones and it was raining so I really didn't want to go out but I am so glad I did! It was pecking a dead tree like crazy and had a huge pile of wood chips under it. He was not there very long so I am so glad that I finally got to see one!