Since you've seen my beaver, I thought I'd share my pecker shots.

{Editor's Note: I have a stat counter embedded in my blog. It doesn't tell me any personal info on anyone, just the city and state (and country) of their ISP. I can also see what page, if any, led to mine. I find some really funny Google searches that (unintentionally) lead to me. For the past two nights, I've gotten traffic from SOUTH KOREA who Googled "beaver shots." Poor guys. (Or gals, as the case may be. I don't judge.) I'm almost giddy at the thought of all the poor souls who might be looking for something different and find this post.}

On our walk by Graveyard Pond the other day, I saw this Downy Woodpecker. We could hear his big brother, the Pileated Woodpecker, somewhere nearby. (The Pileated Woodpecker is much bigger than the Downy, and the sound of his pecking for food is much louder.) But the Pileated was staying out of sight, so I took the Downy. Better a smallish pecker than no pecker at all, I always say.

And a fun fact: Did you know that the scientific name of the Downy Woodpecker is Picoides pubescens? (snicker-snicker-snicker.)