It was the sound that first caught my attention; it was unusually loud and not one I recognized. I've learned that your ear draws you to the location of many birds before you actually see them and in this case I heard it from the back door of my kitchen. I've also learned to grab the binocs fast or you might miss a good sighting. It was a male/female pair of Laddder-backed woodpeckers (our usual visitors are of the acorn woodpecker variety) and they were hopping and pecking about in our neighbor's unknown deciduous tree. They didn't stay for long but it was a nice little early-morning treat watching them in their search of "bugs for breakfast".
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