He actually turned up the day after the oreos left–I like to think he came to make us miss them less–but I didn’t want to do anything to startle him, so I didn’t take pictures at first. For the second time in my life, and the first time in about 10 years, I got to see a Red-headed Woodpecker! We named him Big Red, and this horrible photo is a testament to the fact that digital zoom on a camera phone is fucking worthless. No matter–he’s glorious, and he’s even brought his mate sometimes!

Bonus pond picture because I will probably never get tired of it.