Red Breasted Sapsuckers....

Drilling on lichen
Sapsuckers gently tap dancing
Musical tat notes

I was getting ready to leave when I heard the tat a tat a tatting ....looked out and to my surprise was this  sight to behold...not a sleigh pulled by reindeer, but a couple red breasted sapsuckers tapping away ontop of the lichen covered maple branches.  I sprang to my feet with a thud...grabbed my trusty sony &  snap snapped away...then off in my Honda CRV sleigh . It was really delightful to see them today....I've never actually caught them in the "act" before...only heard their musical score:)

an addendum....Obama just permanently banned drilling in the Arctic..The President's decision permanently removes most Arctic waters and portions of the Atlantic Ocean from oil and gas leasing — safeguarding our oceans and marine wildlife, reducing global warming pollution and moving America away from dirty fossil fuels and toward a clean energy future.  Thank you Obama..