For the first time in six years, we saw the most beautiful Red-bellied woodpecker in the balcony. I am rather peeved with the internet at the moment. It says this is a very common bird, that I should have been seeing all along. I couldn't possibly have missed a bird twice as big as a sparrow, with a bright red cap from the bill to the nape and a striking black and white barred back if it were in front of me all the while!

I am a little emotional today as I am getting close to my move date. Will the woodpecker visit me at my new place as well? :(