Coffee Time. #16

Hi everyone and welcome back! Time to grab a coffee, pull up a chair and chat for a while. It is another cloudy day here and a bit on the chilly side with a temperature of -15F (-26C) and it feels even colder with that wind howling out there. It has even started to snow a little bit. They still have not finished with the water yet.

The main pipes are done but now they need to put in new sprinklers. So, hopefully they should be finished by this time next week. They tested the fire alarms again yesterday. That high pitched whistle gives me a headache, and they keep it going for such a long time.

This is the female Pileated Woodpecker.

Plus there are two shorter alarms after the main one. All in all it took about 30 minutes. That is a long time to listen to that sharp whistle. Oh well, at least it works good. There is also a super bright flashing light in the bedroom when that alarm is sounding.

I have not been sleeping well lately, if I get 5 hours sleep I’m doing good, usually it is less and that is just not enough for me. I probably need a new mattress, so I am going to look into that. Getting a good night’s sleep is important for our overall health. Speaking of sleeping, Muffin is sleeping again having her noon nap. A raven just flew past the window, only about 3 feet away from it actually.

This is the male Pileated Woodpecker, notice the red stripes by its beak, with the female this part is black.

That is getting kind of close. And he was flying fast too, the strong wind was helping it along. Hmm, there is a nice big eagle flying around out there too. It is a nice adult with a pure white head and tail. They are quite a majestic bird. Speaking of majestic birds, the pictures I am sharing today are all of the Pileated Woodpecker, both male and female.

They are big birds, a bit larger than a crow. Last winter I finally had them coming to my feeders. That is the first time since the late 1980s that I have had them at my feeder. Towards the end of August last year the male began to come around to see if my feeders were out. Unfortunately they were not.

Here the male is reaching over to the suet feeder.

I likely would have had them coming all winter this year. Feeding the birds is a great hobby, but unfortunately it is not allowed here. Well, guess it is time to go once again. I hope you all have a wonderful day and God bless!

Steve and Muffin.

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