Granny's gone and done it again

[Granny Hatchet]

Apparently I made coffee this morning. I just found it sitting at the keurig.

I forget a lot of things but coffee aint never been one of them.

 

[campingshaws]

Apparently I made coffee this morning. I just found it sitting at the keurig.

I forget a lot of things but coffee aint never been one of them.

You'll keel over when you hear what distracted me: CLEANING. I've had good momentum this week. I scrubbed the kids' toy kitchen then got a start on my message center. I want burlap but not sure I have any left.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

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Haha! Going to take an act of god to get that tree down anytime soon. The pileated woodpecker is doing his best to chop it down. Wish I could get a good picture of it, but it is very shy... always moves to the back of the tree. This is exactly what it looks like... even the same type of tree. See the big chunks it hammers out? The thunking sound it makes is really loud!

 

[Granny Hatchet]

You'll keel over when you hear what distracted me: CLEANING. I've had good momentum this week. I scrubbed the kids' toy kitchen then got a start on my message center. I want burlap but not sure I have any left.

whats wrong with you ? bahahahaa coffee or cleaning, hmm let me think about that. Thats like asking if I want chocolate or to cook dinner !

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Haha! Going to take an act of god to get that tree down anytime soon. The pileated woodpecker is doing his best to chop it down. Wish I could get a good picture of it, but it is very shy... always moves to the back of the tree. This is exactly what it looks like... even the same type of tree. See the big chunks it hammers out? The thunking sound it makes is really loud!

I was going to ask you about this very bird and forgot. I have 2 and they are thunking away at 2 different trees. very close to each other and I wondered about the behavior ? 2 males in competition or a decoy nest maybe ?

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

My farm neighbor has two. They're always in the road, but "roaming" is part of what they do to protect. I can't stand to leave a dog outside.
Thanks and thanks! I got the purse one year from reddit secret Santa. It was full of seeds for the garden!

The thing with LGD such as these is that while roaming is part of what they do to protect their assigned territory, a responsible owner still takes appropriate measures to contain that roaming to their own property -- for the safety of the dogs/others and the convenience/benefit of the "neighborhood". I fully support the proper use of LGD, but being LGD does not negate the basics of good animal stewardship, in fact I'd argue it makes it that much more important.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Granny, you're probably seeing a pair. They are very similar looking, but think the females have a gray cheek stripe where the male has red. They are bigger than crows! First time I saw them was in Yosemite thunking on a rotting log. They were used to people I guess, and I got to stop and watch them for awhile. Rear their heads back and ka-thunk! Pretty impressive. This time of year they are probably chiseling the the bark off to get grubs and bugs underneath. Them hammering away at a tree means the tree is either dead or dying. Woody Woodpecker cartoon is based on these, including the laugh. Have you heard them make that call? Very distinctive.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

This is Figgy Pudding, my supposed to be Jubilee Orpington. He did say it was a project, but I thought she would at least look like an Orpington... but not with that pinched tail. Makes her lay skinny torpedo eggs. :/ She's a nice flock member though... good manners.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Granny, you're probably seeing a pair. They are very similar looking, but think the females have a gray cheek stripe where the male has red. They are bigger than crows! First time I saw them was in Yosemite thunking on a rotting log. They were used to people I guess, and I got to stop and watch them for awhile. Rear their heads back and ka-thunk! Pretty impressive. This time of year they are probably chiseling the the bark off to get grubs and bugs underneath. Them hammering away at a tree means the tree is either dead or dying. Woody Woodpecker cartoon is based on these, including the laugh. Have you heard them make that call? Very distinctive.

one tree I know is dead. I didnt see them close enough to tell male from female . I dont think I heard their call either. I have seen one time and someone else had a sighting of a woodpecker like this only MUCH bigger .

 

[Granny Hatchet]

This is Figgy Pudding, my supposed to be Jubilee Orpington. He did say it was a project, but I thought she would at least look like an Orpington... but not with that pinched tail. Makes her lay skinny torpedo eggs.

She's a nice flock member though... good manners.

She is drop dead gorgeous and why cant I see your post til I quote it ?

This is Figgy Pudding, my supposed to be Jubilee Orpington. He did say it was a project, but I thought she would at least look like an Orpington... but not with that pinched tail. Makes her lay skinny torpedo eggs.

She's a nice flock member though... good manners.