This little Downy Woodpecker has been hanging out in the bird house outside of our bedroom window. We see him each morning as it starts to get light. He must be spending the night there.
He is so cute when he puts his little head out the door and looks around. I love the feathers on his chin… it looks almost like a little goatee.
How cute is he?!
The Downy Woodpecker by John Burroughs
Downy came and dwelt with me,
Taught me hermit lore;
Drilled his cell in oaken tree
Near my cabin door.
………
We are neighbors well agreed
Of a common lot;
Peace and love our only creed
In this charmèd spot.
https://intobirds.com/downy-woodpecker-in-the-words-of-naturist-john-burroughs/