A visit from Woody

Do you remember the Woody the Woodpecker cartoons? I certainly do so it was a thrill to get a visit from old Woody himself today. 

Actually this beauty is a pileated woodpecker and according to the Cornel Lab of Ornithology it is "one of the biggest, most striking forest birds on the continent. It’s nearly the size of a crow, black with bold white stripes down the neck and a flaming-red crest. Listen for Pileated Woodpeckers whacking at dead trees and fallen logs in search of their main prey, carpenter ants, leaving unique rectangular holes in the wood."

Well, Woody here was whacking on one of the trees in my front yard and hopefully he found a tidbit to eat before a mockingbird started dive bombing and chased it away. 
In case you want to reminisce... give a listen here. I've been whistling it all afternoon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PWcc3y_NlY