A crisp, clear day really brightens the spirit.
Over time, I've noticed that February is the month when the moon and sun make their appearances together later in the afternoon.
Birches are my favorite.
This pileated woodpecker appeared. They are so skittish and seem to detect the faintest sounds from the house, so it is unusual to get a good picture.
The later afternoon sky had some good color.
It was soon time for a snooze.
Have a good night.
Phil
You were fortunate to get those good pictures of the woodpecker!
ReplyDeleteI am also avoiding as much as I can situations where I might catch germs.
Nice photos your farm looks peaceful and comfortable. We have a generous helping of Njuttall's Woodpeckers here. They are fond of oak trees and are almost as fond of having "board meetings" on my decks.
ReplyDeleteThey are all so fun to watch! It's really fun when they hammer on a metal roof. I think that may be more of a mating thing than food-driven.
DeleteHow wonderful to get the photos of the woodpecker, a real delight indeed. Hope you manage to avoid these awful virus's that are doing the rounds.
ReplyDeleteJust when I think it has all passed, I will get a cold!
DeleteWhat beautiful photos Phil, you clearly live in a beautiful place. What a treat seeing a woodpecker, I have never seen one, I hope one day when we have moved from the city that I will get the chance.
ReplyDeleteYou will have fun thinking about your move to the country. Thanks for stopping by.
DeleteWe are trying to stay out of the germs too. That is one pretty barn:) I find the Pileated Woodpeckers are flighty and hard to photograph. Stay warm...the wind today is causing ground drifting ...Chance and I went out to recycle and were glad to get back inside:)
ReplyDeleteThe barn is a 1958 Merickel Lumber Co barn from Wadena, built by my grandparents. I had it re-roofed and sided with metal couple years ago. Stay well, Chance too!
ReplyDeleteThis post hit me as a good reminder to savor this time of year. We're sliding down the short side of winter and the time to relax a bit, savor the unique colors of the sky and get in that last bit of rejuvenation before the frantic business of spring/summer arrives. Lovely pictures.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for visiting!
DeleteThose are really good pictures of the Pileated woodpecker. We have one that lives in a maple tree in our back yard. Well he flies in just before dark and goes in a hole in the tree, then flies away at daylight. I've never been able to get a good picture of him. I thought I had followed your blog, but guess not. Now I am your newest follower.
ReplyDeleteWell, thank you so much for following! These birds are a lot of fun to watch. I sure had fun reading your post about the sweetgum logs! Keep doing those fun posts. We are soon coming into Spring.
DeleteYou are creating the kind of blog I like to visit--wildlife, an appreciation of the country lifestyle, interesting projects.
ReplyDeleteWhen we moved to our present, formerly Amish, farm 4 years ago I often saw pileated and red-bellied woodpeckers in the trees close to the lane. Two years ago we rented the lower farm to friends who keep dairy goats and have 3 Pyrenees dogs to guard them. Haven't seen as many woodpeckers since then, although the can be heard banging away deeper in the woods.
Appreciate your comments. I really like your writing style. Thanks for visiting.
DeleteBeautiful! I've been slow to get around the blog world these days so I hope you're beyond the snow now! We have pileateds on occasion and they are a favorite.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting. A little more snow last week, now due for a little warm-up. Take care!
DeleteI see and hear the pileated woodpeckers occasionally down here in s.e. FL, usually in the pine trees.
ReplyDeleteYour farm looks so peaceful in it's winter coat. We are having another bout of beautiful weather in the low 50's at night and low 70's during the day. Pretty soon it will be hot and humid.
Have a nice day ~ FlowerLady
Thanks so much for your visit to my blog! Phil
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