The best part of living in the country is watching the critters. My latest little friend lives in the mesquite tree next to the storage shed (near the compost for snacks). I took this through my car window the other morning. I was afraid to move and scare him away. He is a busy little guy, digging for bugs and probably destroying the bark. Oh well. mesquite trees are just considered junk trees anyway. This little guy is a yellow-bellied sapsucker (sounds like a red-neck insult) and drills holes and sucks the sap along with insects from the trees. Unlike regular woodpeckers, he has a brush-like tongue not barbed. So much for your nature lesson today. By the way, our Readers Digest North American Wildlife book is the most worn in the house except for the old FHE manual and our scriptures. Show this picture to the kids. I told some of them about it and they will be excited to see little Woody or should it be Sappy!
