Art Birds - Pileated Woodpecker

While on a morning walk I heard a

 thump thump, rumble sound.

"Could that be the sound of a woodpecker?"

 Looking to the sound my head tilted up 

and swung to the right,

there he was, a Pileated Woodpecker.

My mother-in law called them

"Oh Lordy's!"

A good definition I think, because when you

see one of these very large

and beautiful woodpeckers that is exactly

what you want to say. 

I stood and watched as he walked all around 

this palm tree pecking away the day.

 That is until an osprey scared him away.

I never did get a perfect photo of this fascinating bird.

He did however give me a lot of inspiration.

I am now making art birds.

They are all original. 

I make my own patterns and use repurposed

materials for their bodies.

Their beaks are hand sculpted as well as

their feet.

Each bird is hand sewn and sculpted.

This Woody is pecking away

on an antique wooden spool,

while waiting for a new home
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