He's back.

Last year, a woodpecker decided to make a nest for itself in the styrofoam moulding on the building at my office.

Went out today, and it's back.

And early.

And it brought a friend.

It's kind of funny, because the incessant tapping annoyed the hell out of everyone in the office.

Building maintenance even had to go and install a piece of metal over its nest, so it would go away.

Interestingly enough, it is building its nest again, about six inches from the last one.

Another thing, is while I was watching it, it looked at me, and then flew away to a lamp post, and was scoping me out. Even its friend stopped pecking to watch me.

We don't give animals enough credit.