SQUIRREL BLIP FRIDAY (from Florida)

The Blip Gods were sure smiling down on me this morning! I did my usual tour of the yard before breakfast to get my ‘just in case’ blips - in case I don’t find anything else today. Evidently one of the Blip Gods remembered this is ‘Squirrel Blip Friday’, so he sent a little squirrel right onto the patio where I was standing! Unbelievable!!! This little guy jumped to the grass when I moved slightly, but he stayed right there while I took his picture. (I’m thinking he must be a little used to humans because he was a bit too comfortable.) This little one is much smaller than those back home in Michigan, but then he didn’t have to fatten up for the longest, coldest winter in ages!)

Then on the palm tree right beside the patio, was a male red-bellied woodpecker who wasn’t in any hurry to fly away. (I’ve seen only the female in our trees at home, so this was a bonus. The red on the male’s head goes completely from front to back, while the female’s red starts half-way back on her head and it looks like her wig slipped!)