Great pielated woodpecker ornament. Got it at wild birds unlimited

Merlin picked up some 20+ types of birds this am. Finally visually confirmed the Northern Flicker.

What a cutie. He looks like he’s related to our cat, Frank

For those bird enthusiasts, have you ever used Merlin? It’s a free app that analyzes bird calls or images to ID birds. It’s from Cornell’s Ornithology Lan and it’s awesome. From today central Texas:

Spent the 80s dialing up to access BBS with this bad boy

We have several feeders up along with plants that attract hummers and provide winter berries. Latest addition is a feeder with motion video. Here is a shot of a male Northern Cardinal from yesterday

Planning my Twitter departure (@04SpeedDemon) so stepping my toes in BlueSky. Here is a picture of our cat, Frank, to break the ice...