Yesterday, I told my wife Lynn that one of the things I wanted for Christmas was for the female Red-bellied Woodpecker to visit along with the male. Would you believe that this morning we had 2 Red-bellied Woodpeckers in our backyard locust tree.  They were chasing each other around among the tree branches, fighting over territory I presume.  The second one might have been another male.  I'll be keeping a closer watch to see if I can figure out what sex the second one is.

 We also had a pair of House Sparrows visit this morning.  I hope they do not stick around because they are very aggressive toward the Bluebirds and their young.