This is one of our regulars. Most likely a male hairy woodpecker based on a the red crown and beak, but we have seen downy woodpeckers here also.
birds
Robin from the backyard

We had a good week for birding close to home. Robins have finally arrived to look for food in the backyard.
Flight of ducks on approach to the bog
Spring woodpecker 3
Last weekend we did find a textbook example of a hairy woodpecker in the front yard.
Spring woodpecker 2
Or a yellow-bellied sapsucker?
Spring woodpecker
Perhaps a hairy woodpecker?
Great egret
After stopping by the ice pond the previous day, a solo great egret decided to return again when I was walking by.
Ducks on no-name pond
canadian tourists
Endings and hanging ons
A scene of flora and fauna at different stages of their life cycles. Everything has a life cycle from birth to death.