Warm and now wet summer

The last 2 weeks have been wet and warm with high tempretures in the 80's
Looking forward to a dry time to dry out.

Warm sunshine

We are now out of spring and going straight into summer.   High temps today in the upper 80's
but no humidity so far.

Blackberry Winter

We have been experiencing a cool rainy period here the last few days.....What old timers call "Blackberry Winter."

Proper identification of Woodpecker has occured

After over a week of diligent observation.  My identification of a black backed three toed woodpecker
has been amended.....turns out it is a large Downy Woodpecker.   My intial observations were from greater distances and my mistake was the rapid hammering sound of both species does sound similar.
It would have been a tremendous sighting if it had been a Black Backed three toed since Tennessee is very far south for that species...... I am glad to update my identification and certainly am glad I did not contact my friends at Cornell Lab of Ornothology with a wrong identification.

late winter storms-spring- Black back three toed woodpecker?

We had many late winter storms, ice and snow until late march.  Than it became warmer.
Now, it is april the trees are budding and life renews.  Yesterday April 3rd,  I saw and heard what might be a black back three toed woodpecker...however it also may be a  Hairy woodpecker they
have make the same hammering sound on dead trees.    I will search more with my good binoculars tomorrow.... it is now dark.

Now late February- the birds at my feeder

 I sit now in late twilight before dark and watch those last chickadees, cardinals, sparrows and an occasional woodpecker, some say the tufted maybe the downy, alight on my birdfeeders seeking their last evening meal before dark closes them in their roosts.

Woodpeckers and snow

Today, early just after sunrise the downy woodpecker was at his favorite tree.....tonite the snow will fall.