Last evening ds1 came rusing inside to tell us "our" female pileated woodpecker was merrily tapping away at our shed (no worries as it needs to be torn down anyway). I grabbed the camera and we all rushed outside. We've gotten to know her quite well since December so we know she's rather skittish. I kept my distance and was able to get one photo (unfortunately it's pretty grainy since I did some major zooming in).

Yes, the photo is posted correctly. She was perched in this position tapping away at the underneath of a beam. She tired of our presence quickly, flew away, and in swooped "our" male red-bellied woodpecker.

He's not as shy so I was able to get a lot closer for his photo. If you look carefully, you can see the hole they have pecked out on the underside of the beam.
In all the excitement, I completely forgot I had a homemade pizza in the oven for our dinner. It turned out more "golden" than we prefer, but was still tasted great and no one complained. The recipe I use can be found here.

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