The first time I saw a Pileated Woodpecker getting on for 20 years ago it flew across a woodland path in front of us and my first thought was “Pterodactyl”. Glorious birds.
This was originally in glorious e-colour but I somehow thought it would take on something “special” if edited to monochrome – and it did. I shared it on facebook a few days ago and it proved to be one of the most popular images I have posted in a while.
Here is the original:
Temperatures along the riverside have been up and, mostly, down for a while now. The river has yet to become cold enough to freeze over, but already ice is forming in the splash zone. Lace petticoats on the rocks.
The Viburnum berries are usually amongst the last fruits eaten by wildlife in the winter months, but this chap had a good session already and it hasn’t even snowed yet.
