Morning Visitor

Looked out the back window this morning, and saw a pic vert poking around in what passes for our lawn, looking for grubs. The pic vert is a largish woodpecker, with georgeous green (almost parrot green) feathers and a brilliant red patch on the top of his head. They are pretty shy and wary, so I don't worry too much about our cats catching one.

I'll have to look them up in a bird book to figure out whether they are just passing through on a winter migration, or if they stick around here through the year.