What's all the ruckus?

I found this Yellow-bellied Sapsucker knocking on our gutters this morning. He just shows up every 30 minutes or so and taps out his morse code. He's pretty skiddish but I caught him by holding the camera with one hand around the corner of our balcony. Below is a video from inside the house so you can hear what he sounds like.

New visitors....

The last two weeks we've had the pleasure of having an Oriole visit us. We put some orange halves out and sure enough, he stopped by. We had him visit last year for a couple of weeks before he left for the rest of the season. We're hoping he stays around a bit longer this year.

I also caught a glimpse of an Indigo Bunting at our bird feeder. We've never had these stop by before so hopefully they decide this is a good place to live for the year. Both birds were too quick and cautious for me to photograph them, but here are some photos I found to give you an idea of what we saw.

Tulips in full bloom...

Mayme's tulips are finally in full bloom! It's nice to have some new colors outside.