Wow, it sure did, very pretty!

An alpine wldflower called a Shooting Star.

Ron

Dallas Arboratum, crape myrtle walk

{{!gwi}}

A Pileated Woodpecker has been showing up daily at my suet feeder. What a treat! (I meant for me, but I guess for him, too.)

My boy

Aw.......he's a beautiful boy!

Susan, aren't those Pileated Woodpeckers huge? We rarely see them around here.

Ron

Ron, I read this morning that they're the size of a crow, and that sounds about right. I have another picture of him next to a "normal" bird......if I remember tomorrow, I'll post it.

I hadn't seen one in more than 30 years. For anyone who's interested, I wrote about this in my blog, linked below.

Here is a link that might be useful: Sweet Rocket

All gorgeous photos! Our Shooting Stars are pale, pale pinkish-lavender. I would flip if I saw one like Ron's!

We have nesting pairs of pileated woodpeckers, they are fabulous birds but so noisy! When they get going, the woods rock! I've never seen them at my suet feeder, maybe my feeder is too small for them. I should nail one to something bigger so they could eat from it. Thanks for the idea, Susan!

Forget the toys. My Great Nephew is facinated with the washing machine!