Female Downy Woodpecker

I haven't seen any bird approach my suet until today....and there she was: a pretty female downy woodpecker. I took a lot of pictures since she stayed around for quite awhile. She let me walk right up to her.

But what surprised me most today was 6 robins who flew into my flowering cherry tree and gobbled up the red berries. I had a difficult time deciding if the robins or this woodpecker was the better blip; finally, I thought I would have a better chance of getting the robins again later.

I finished the last of the retirement plan stuff today....I think I am done with all the year-end stuff. I just hope I did everything perfectly. I have to triple check everything I do these days. I am getting too old for this. :-o