Thanks, Belinda. He was there for quite a while, so determined, that it gave me lots of opportunity to take a picture. If only he hadn’t moved round so much! I’m glad you liked the haiku effort. I’m new at it, but I liked trying it out.
Thank you, Cindy. It’s a beginner’s effort at haiku, but I might try it again sometime. Meanwhile, tulip-head keeps pecking for that grub. I hope he gets it.
I find that the woodpeckers, of all the birds we have around us, are the least timid and/or afraid of human companionship. In fact, our woodpeckers peck on our door if their suet feeder is empty. This is a GREAT photo of “your” woodpecker, Anneli.
How do you like that tulip on his head? I never saw that until Jacqui mentioned that she thought the bird was behind the tulip. The tulip IS his head. Had to laugh at your woodpeckers knocking on the door when the feeder is empty.
An interesting point! When you see other animals and watch for a while, you could find that persistence over and over. I just hadn’t thought of it that way. And yes, we could learn from that.
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September 7, 2022 at 1:13 pm
That’s such a good photo of the woodpecker, Anneli. They’re such gorgeous birds.
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September 7, 2022 at 1:44 pm
Tnx, Lynette. He was so intent on getting at the bugs in the cracks of that stump that he didn’t even care about me with the camera.
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September 7, 2022 at 3:09 pm
I liked your haiku, as well. 🙂
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September 7, 2022 at 4:14 pm
Thank you.
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September 7, 2022 at 2:20 pm
The haiku certainly captures the woodpecker’s behaviour.
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September 8, 2022 at 8:17 am
Thanks, Belinda. He was there for quite a while, so determined, that it gave me lots of opportunity to take a picture. If only he hadn’t moved round so much! I’m glad you liked the haiku effort. I’m new at it, but I liked trying it out.
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September 7, 2022 at 2:23 pm
I know behind that tulip is a sharp pointed beak! Great picture.
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September 7, 2022 at 4:15 pm
I never thought of it looking like a tulip. You know that’s the red head of pileated woodpecker, right?
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September 7, 2022 at 5:11 pm
No! Of course it is–now I see it. Yikes! What a brilliant red.
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September 7, 2022 at 7:39 pm
This was so funny. I never saw it as a tulip and now I see nothing else!
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September 8, 2022 at 9:31 am
That’s pretty funny, Anneli!
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September 7, 2022 at 7:07 pm
The viewing of the woodpecker turned out to be somewhat elusive at first. At first look, I took his red head as a flower. Great haiku!
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September 7, 2022 at 7:40 pm
Yes, so did Jacqui, and I never saw the flower – only the head – until now.
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September 7, 2022 at 10:07 pm
Love this!
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September 8, 2022 at 8:12 am
Thank you, Cindy. It’s a beginner’s effort at haiku, but I might try it again sometime. Meanwhile, tulip-head keeps pecking for that grub. I hope he gets it.
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September 7, 2022 at 11:39 pm
I hope the woodpecker with a tulip on his head, found what he is looking for. Good picture and a smart haiku.
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September 8, 2022 at 8:13 am
It’s so funny that all this time I didn’t see the tulip (which isn’t really a tulip). He was trying very hard to get that grub in the stump.
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September 8, 2022 at 12:36 am
Great shot!
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September 8, 2022 at 8:14 am
Thanks, Jill. He was determined! I thought his whole head might disappear into that crack in the stump.
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September 8, 2022 at 8:52 am
I find that the woodpeckers, of all the birds we have around us, are the least timid and/or afraid of human companionship. In fact, our woodpeckers peck on our door if their suet feeder is empty. This is a GREAT photo of “your” woodpecker, Anneli.
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September 8, 2022 at 8:57 am
How do you like that tulip on his head? I never saw that until Jacqui mentioned that she thought the bird was behind the tulip. The tulip IS his head. Had to laugh at your woodpeckers knocking on the door when the feeder is empty.
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September 8, 2022 at 5:11 pm
I’m going to get that out of you yet!!!!
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September 12, 2022 at 4:48 am
One has to admire and learn from the persistence found in nature.
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September 12, 2022 at 7:10 am
An interesting point! When you see other animals and watch for a while, you could find that persistence over and over. I just hadn’t thought of it that way. And yes, we could learn from that.
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