A New School Year Begins!

Hi Everyone!  Welcome to September, 2012!  It's been a fabulous summer and the weather continues to be sooo good that it feels like summer still---well, actually, that's because it still is summer officially until
September 22nd. 

Not only are people enjoying the outdoors by continuing to go to the beach and doing all sorts of outdoor activities until late in the evening, but the local wildlife is out and about also.  You can still see butterflies and bees all around. If you listen, I'm sure you can hear lots of birds.

Birds...that is what this first blog is going to feature.  During this summer, I had the pleasure of being visited by a certain bird at usually around 6:00 in the morning.  I took some time to learn a little about this bird and I'd thought I'd share because I'm sure some of you have also seen and heard this bird too.

Above is a picture of the type of bird I had 'fun' listening to in the mornings.  Do you know what type of bird it is? 
If you said 'woodpecker', you are right!!
Here's a fun video for you to watch about one certain type of woodpecker - Woodpecker at Work.
Now, what I'd like you to do is visit this site (All About Woodpeckers) to find the answer to this question:
 #1 How are woodpeckers helpful to other birds?
Now visit this site (Woodpeckers Everywhere) to find the answer to question #2:  How long can a woodpecker's tongue be?
Once you find the answers,  post them in the comment section.  You can also post one more interesting fact that you learned while reading about this bird. (please put your initials at the end of your post so I know who posted the comment)

Have fun!