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Happy Thanksgiving, satx. Awesome photo, but this looks like something that might get stuffed and eaten in a storyline of a certain thread here on C-D which you started.
We get the black chinned hummingbirds all summer long in Phoenix, and now we are getting the more colorful Anna's hummingbirds.
The Gila woodpecker LOVES to raid my hummingbird feeder. It used to drive me nuts. Then one day i just surrendered and accepted that I'm feeding the male so he can go and find his true love. So I just make more hummingbird food and change it more often. No big thing.
Gila Woodpeckers aren't around all year long, but they can be a bit of a nuisance. Fortunately, they prefer Saguaro Cactus to my attic...
They can startle you awake if you are trying to sleep in and they decide to claim your porch as their territory. One early morning i was peacefully slumbering and suddenly heard rapid tapping right over my head on the outside of the house. I thought it was a burglar. I headed for the back door and was about to call 911. Then I saw the dang Gila woodpecker go looping off. They fly this really weird pattern, swooping up and down and then banking sideways. Once I got my heart to stop racing I could appreciate how cool they look in flight!
Mother Nature gave us a very picturesue morning. The snow on the branches and ground looks amazing, and the air is so fresh. Now if we just had some sun. I did see some deer off in the distance in a field while I was driving into the city.
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Does kitty get any Thanksgiving?