Sitting drinking coffee on this gorgeous Sunday morning, an extra hour in my back pocket as it's daylight savings time. Suddenly I spy a large bird over on the side yard. A Pileated Woodpecker! I watched him for a good 15 minutes pecking holes in a dead tree and feeding on grubs. At one point one of the baby red squirrels saw him in her tree and tried to chase him! Round and round the tree they went, the Pileated didn't give up his prime grub hole, lil Red left. It's going to be a great day, nice mild temperature, sunny skies and a whole day in front of me to get out there and explore.
If you can do one thing to help nature at home, it would be to leave dead trees in your yard stand. At the very least have them cut to a manageable size if you fear them falling. So many species of birds and mammals are dependent on dead trees to feed and nest. Not only would you help some birds and mammals survive, you would open up an opportunity to observe them and add a little nature joy to your life.
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