Pileated Woodpecker Revisited

     Last night emerged as a beautiful late June evening of about seventy degrees.  The warm hues of twilight, the distinct aroma of pine, and the chirping of a multitude of feathered friends all helped to set the stage for a special visit from not one, but two, pileated woodpeckers, a rare sight indeed.  While one explored one of our feeders the other was but some thirty feet away probing for bugs in one of our birch trees.  After about ten minutes, they were content to go back to patrolling the territory they command in the surrounding woods.  It is a true pleasure to share the following photos with the hope that you too will have such an encounter in your very special summer.