Yellow bellied sapsucker.

Today I went for a walk with our friend Katie while Jeremy was helping Ivan fix his bike, and on our way to Pick N Save (grocery store) I saw a little black and white bird laying on the ground next to a house with two large windows. my first thought was that I was going to walk up on a really disoriented bird that had flown into the window. After getting closer I found that it had flown into the window, but rather than being cute and dizzy it had died. The first emotion to come was sadness because birds are amazing and I don't like seeing dead animals. But then I got curious. Obviously I have seen birds before, but generally not this close up. So I got a stick and checked out it's feet and wings, and flipped it over to see it's back and belly. I was still sad, but more fascinated in seeing this bird up close, so I called Jeremy. And called. And called. Oh yeah, he was helping Ivan fix his bike - his phone was upstairs in their house. So me being me I found a plastic bag, picked up the bird and carried it back to the house to show Jeremy. After a little "awww" of pity we identified it (yellow bellied sapsucker - male), took a few pictures and then buried it in our friend's flower bed. I wish I had found a live bird, but I am thankful to have had such a learning experience.