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Woodpecker
Woodpecker We saw a pileated woodpecker yesterday! They are native to this area but I haven't seen a lot of them just the same. They grow up to nineteen inches with a thirty inch wingspan, about as big as a good sized crow. The one we saw was maybe twelve or fifteen inches, and he didn't want his picture taken. He kept circling around the tree trunk and I had to do laps in the undergrowth trying to get him. I never did get a good shot of him but I got enough to prove I saw him! There were Elvis sightings around here back in the nineties, and rumors that he was holing up in the tower at the Kalamazoo Regional Psychiatric Hospital but they didn't get pictures. I did. There's a new weather girl, Ellen Bacca. She says we might get snow for Christmas. I think I'm developing a serious infatuation for her. She's definitely got an Ellen Barkin thing going on. She was raised around here and went to school just up the road from our place. Yummy. Become a member now and get a free tote bag. |
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I like Ellen Barkin!! Not really a "pecker" guy. here's another Ellen for your enjoyment: [image] Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Thanks! She's hard to get a picture of- she never stops moving. It's getting a little easier- she's a year and a half now, but it seems like something on her is in motion all the time. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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The more I see of your home the more sure I am that I could easily like the quieter life ... Beautiful pics as always, KZ !! ***********If you have a yen to get" Up-a-Tree," Then it's just a hop-and-a-skip to get down with Meeee !
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The more I see of your home the more sure I am that I could easily like the quieter life ... Beautiful pics as always, KZ !! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Woodpeckers are native here too. I've never seen one though I have heard one. I like watching birds too!
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We have those kind of woodpeckers around here too! We had a tree that had died but still stood. It looked like the woodpeckers used it for target practice. From the bottom to top it was swiss cheese. LOL We came home one day to find that 30 foot "stump" laying across the road. LOL We live in the migration path so I have an opportunity to see all kinds of birds.
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Aw, nuts. Was going to say -- based on your initial post -- that I didn't believe your Ellen Bacca sighting without a photo... but of course, once I clicked through, that comment was inoperative... Speaking of photos, like the new one of you! Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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The woodpecker is interesting but I'm loving the pics of Gracie. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Woodpeckers are native here too. I've never seen one though I have heard one. I like watching birds too! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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We have those kind of woodpeckers around here too! We had a tree that had died but still stood. It looked like the woodpeckers used it for target practice. From the bottom to top it was swiss cheese. LOL We came home one day to find that 30 foot "stump" laying across the road. LOL We live in the migration path so I have an opportunity to see all kinds of birds. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Aw, nuts. Was going to say -- based on your initial post -- that I didn't believe your Ellen Bacca sighting without a photo... but of course, once I clicked through, that comment was inoperative... Speaking of photos, like the new one of you! I may just post more Ellen Bacca photos and turn this blog into a little shrine to her. When she pours herself into a dress and and then poses, pivots and pirouettes before that weather map it stirs something deep in my soul. She is very young. Sigh. Thanks on the photo. I don't think I'm very photogenic but I didn't mind that one too much. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Oh yeah! I've got it bad for Amy Freeze on WABC 7 in N.Y.. Love to put just half of my cock into her. The back half that is. LOL! Merry Christmas Kzoo! Merry Christmas to you too, Rock! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Gracie loves people and she gets so excited about meeting other dogs. She knows she's supposed to wait for permission but she just can't help herself. It's the same thing with water. She goes nutso when she smells it, and she doesn't care if it's cold, either. I'm gonna try to get video of her splashing and running in the creek. It's pure pleasure watching her. She has a look of unadulterated joy and abandon on her face! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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I'm also adoring the new, cuddlier main pic of you. xo Thank you Dear Mel! I love posting pics of PD- I just love her and want to share them. Me....not so much. I don't think the camera likes me. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Aw, nuts. Was going to say -- based on your initial post -- that I didn't believe your Ellen Bacca sighting without a photo... but of course, once I clicked through, that comment was inoperative... Speaking of photos, like the new one of you! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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No dear B... Cuddlier means more tempting to cuddle (hug). I like you, who cares what the camera likes. Oh so pretty and witty and gay! [image] Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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I will be so pleased if I never see you in that sort of getup... Would some cuddles help you to feel pretty and witty and gay? Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Isn't she adorable? I just wanna pull her onto my lap and hug her! And pet her. And maybe just a little taste...I promise I won't do anything else.... The weather here is very strange. Today was fifty degrees! In December! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Your weather girl is fine! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Before I retired, I paid very close attention to the weather report- I drove a semi. I still pay attention, but now I can concentrate on the important data! There are a number of attractive weather reporters locally, but Ellen is new, and you know how that works....I have no idea what she has said ten seconds after she has said it. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Nice! I've never seen one before, thanks for sharing the pic! While out in Colorado I saw some magpies, a bird new to me. Do you have them in MI? Beautiful birds!
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I don't think there are magpies here. I'm not a birder though. I just like wildlife in general. My folks told me today that they have a bald eagle perching near their place, just a few miles south of here. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Congrats on your pileated sighting!! There were a few in my neighborhood when I first moved here, but I haven't seen any for years and years. Loss of habitat I suppose - kind of sad.
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Congrats on your pileated sighting!! There were a few in my neighborhood when I first moved here, but I haven't seen any for years and years. Loss of habitat I suppose - kind of sad. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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I CAN tell! i like them too, but I can't identify them like you can. Maybe I'll start feeding them this winter. As you say, that pileated woodpecker was battering like an air hammer on that dead tree. I would have walked right by if he hadn't. I caught a squirrel raiding our feeder one day. Every time he jumped on the feeder my wife would go out to chase him away and he got used to the sound of the screen door and would run off and then come back. So I sneaked out real quiet, barefoot and in my boxers. He was on the opposite side of the full feeder and couldn't see me. Only his tail was flicking out past the feeder, and I reached out and grabbed him by that tail. He was quite discombobulated and hit the ground in a crouch looking every which way. When he spotted my he skedaddled up a tree...and didn't come back. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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