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Holes pecked in an oak branch hold acorns placed there by Acorn Woodpeckers...the birds put the nuts in different hiding holes to await little worms...the birds eat the bugs, not the nut
Acorn woodpecker with acorn
retreaving a nut from the old siding, before we replaced it...
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LOL, they are indeed-to a point...they've learned what not to peck on but are still finding parts that they can get into
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What a funny little system...animals simply amaze me! Sometimes I swear they are smarter than humans!
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so times! But the woodpeckers are also kind of stupid 
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Absolutely amazing how ingenious some animals can be. Like the ants that herd aphids like cattle, etc. Very cool shot Ruth. I'm thinking I saw a shot of one of the birds from you earlier. I'll try to find it so I can fave it too.
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They are quite clever - but occationally they don't understand our human world...they'd pecked through the siding into the attic (we've since filled the holes) and when we bought the house the inspector said there were gallons of acorns up in the attic. The birds kept stuffing the nuts into the holes with no way to get them back!
If you haven't gone back yet - I linked the bird shot (with acorn in beak) to this one
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Wow, how cool, I like it.
Looks like an awesome desktop picture
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LOL - the woodpeckers would make a desk look like this, too, if you left it outside
They do damage, but I like these when it isn't the side of my house!
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Haha, that would be a cool desk,
though maybe not that usable if you want
to draw or write
Understandable, do you have a problem with that on the house?
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I've seen cabinets made from beetle chewed wood, why not woodpecker holes
We don't have much damage any longer...when we first bought the house (two years ago next April) there was a lot of damage to the siding [link] and boards up under the eves - we've had most of it replaced with a siding made of cement that they can't get through. When the guys doing the replacing pulled back the old wood, cups and cups of acorns came pouring out (we still have a bunch up in the attic!) along with a few bats
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Oh wow, didn't even know stuff like that
could happen to a house!
Must have been an interesting view to see all
the acorns!
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This is only a tiny part of a branch that fell off a tree that is covered like this! They do damage - but it looks cool (as long as it isn't the side of our house!!!
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no
btw, I'm buried 
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I've been keeping an eye on you by way of Bob's journals and comments - I love what you're doing with the sewing machine 
Here's a shot of our house before we replaced the siding: [link] the new stuff is out of concret and they're learning it only hurts their beaks
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yes, I had to take home economics in high school and I've been thinking about a journal story to properly thank my teacher 
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yes, "the pride of ownership" as Bob's dad calls it 
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I'm not sure about the cat stories 
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I can be you were excited!! I know we've got a nest somewhere in the vacinity but as we can't go hiking on the cattle ranch I haven't been able to go find it...I love hearing their skreee
I know that kittens would be an easy capture - weight wise - but I don't know about a full grown cat! I have to laugh at the mental image of you two encouraging the cats to leave by spraying them
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Infact, what is sometimes even funnier 
even brats can be trained!!
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Too bad about not being able to see the nest, but I understand about "stuff"
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Bugs or acorns? Sounds like the army again. It's funny how the army can make you appreciate C-rations. My mouth just waters thinking of the beanie-weennies. I remember getting a pack and noticing the date was 1948; it was late 1963!
Walt
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eww...well, we'll eat anything when we're hungery enough
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I would think so...but the woodpeckers chase them off!
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You would think they would eat both.
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acorns have high levels of tannin (tanic acid) and for people it can make you sick...the American natives would crush the acorns and then flush the acids away with water...so maybe they don't taste good to the birds
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