Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Three woodpeckers

There ought to be a folktale about Little Downy, Middle Sized Redbelly, and Great Big Pileated Woodpecker.  But they showed up at different times and didn't encounter each other so there's no plot to the story.  The pileated was a male, the red bellied a female, and I think both sexes of downy visited. 

A squirrel went out on some bouncy limbs after dogwood berries.  A Carolina wren poked through the barkbutter balls.  Titmice and chickadees carried off sunflower seeds to hammer in private.  White throats foraged on the steps for woodpecker crumbs.  

A wood drake paddled up the lake.  The cormorants commuted home in all directions past pink cloud streaks.

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