when this female pileated woodpecker arrived for her evening nibble at the suet mix I had been putting in the tree stump on my deck. She seemed very puzzled that it was no longer there, and hung around a long time, maybe hoping it would magically reappear.

I'm feeling very guilty for the enforced dietary restriction!

I had to clear away the bird feeding paraphernalia because my vegetable plants have been put into large containers on the deck and leaving bird, squirrel and raccoon attracting feeders out there would make those plants vulnerable.