Our neighborhood is over 40 years old in many parts (including the part where we live) and many of the trees in various yards were planted when the development was being built. We have a beautiful neighborhood of mature trees, plenty of summer shade, plenty of fall color, lots of raking...
And what seems to me to be a growing woodpecker population. I've always heard them around here, but as we wait at the bus stop, you can listen to their working signatures from various points in the neighborhood. At this time of year, most of the trees still appear dormant, so it may take a while to find the sickly oak or maple that is being worked upon, but there are a growing number of "feeding" trees for the woodpeckers. Tree cullers are going to be an even more common site in our neighborhood this summer...