Why did the duck cross the road?

Just down the road from my house I had to hit the brakes as there was a hen and drake mallard sitting on the road.

Nearby was a mourning dove picking rocks

Back in my yard, a pair of downy woodpeckers were squabbling over the suet block.  The female would not let the male have his breakfast and kept chasing him off.

Mourning visitor

There are only a few Mourning Doves in my area, and even fewer in the winter.  They like to hang out at my neighbors; today one checked out my feeders.