Today was Martin Luther King Day and hence a national holiday.
The weather was surprisingly mild and the birds were out in force - including this new visitor who appeared during our leisurely morning.
He soon got down to the serious business of suet eating, with some rather uncomfortable-looking enthusiasm..
He is a Northern Flicker, from a family of birds related to the woodpeckers and he reminded us of the Red Bellied Woodpecker but is a heavier and bigger bird altogether.
Eventually he sorted out the best way of getting the suet whilst remaining balanced.
This afternoon in the interests of fresh air and exercise we set off on a route march through the woods near the house for a couple of hours. It was very pleasant and quiet and we saw some deer enjoying the sunshine and foraging for the very small amounts of edible green amongst the leaves..
The mild weather is due to come to an abrupt halt tomorrow with winter storm 'Janus' sweeping in from the north and due to deposit heavy snow over Boston, New York and Washington. As we are due to be flying out at 6pm we are rather hoping that it won't be as bad as predicted..
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