Pileated Woodpeckers. In the last picture they were both checking out a Bradford Pear tree as a place to perform their springtime tree dance. Both these birds are females (males have a red forehead which extends from crest to beak as well as a red "moustache" at the base of the beak under the eye.)
From 2009: old pictures I took of the girls performing the tree dance are HERE
Unfortunately, this time, when they jumped up on the tree to do their slutty tree dance I moved to get a better view and apparently scared them off and they flew away into the woods. I'm not sure why they do the tree dance. Some kind of secret pileated woodpecker girls gone wild fertility ritual I suppose. Or something. Whatever it is I'm pretty sure Rick Santorum would'nt like any of it.
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17 comments:
Depends on whether or not they spoke woodpeckerese or English.
oo, i haven't seen one of those in decades. i only saw dead things in the boonies of south WI, but i did pass marshy areas and frogs were chirping up mating calls like crazy. did i see a dead bear cub?!?
the pussy tree is already in full pollen. alliums up. roses have leaves coming.
Romney romps in PR primary. Locals didn't appreciate Santorum telling them to speak less Spanish and more English.
MIKE! you mean PRERTO ricans like to speak in their native tongue instead of american?
why does puerto rico hate america?
we had 2 puerto ricans at my small studio shop. both spoke english well.
I can't wait for Santorum to tell the cajuns in Lousiana that they'll need to stop speaking French if they want to be Americans.
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when is he gonna tell us to learn latin?
I believe it was Tony Stewart commenting on the southern accents he got used to when his NASCAR experience began.
Except for Ward Burton; "he speaks Ward".
And Santorum?
Oh, pass another fetus round the breakfast nook,
it's been 3 long years, give Obama the hook,
this war upon religion reminds me of the guillotine, so-
run to my bus! no one else to trust! put your faith in meeeeeeeeee!
(sorry Tony Orlando)
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If it 'taint one thing, it's another; computer functional, tax return spent, septic system needs attention. Yay!
Can I get me some unforseen car repairs and an Amen, brothers & Sisters!
don't forget the gas prices.
the bleeding hearts have buds all over. lilac w/ bud out soon too + tulips just about ready. my aliums are fucking confused.
RHUBARB
rhubarb getting started here too. but need rain. its waaay too dry.
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we got about 2" of rain with the storm mass that hit the plains. should be headed your way. we needed it too, but boy was that rhubarb juicy.
i hope some of it makes it this way this time. rhubarb not ready to cut here. some water would go a long way to help it along. the frogs are up and singing. fisrt i've head them this year. one week till i sow the pepper plants. the official beginning of the growing season is when i start the peppers.
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we got another 2 inches or so. we haven't had a lot of rain either for the last few weeks and you'd be surprised. better check the rhubarb, mine was short but thick or just a ton of stalks and a bunch of seed pods i had to cut off.
late spring in milwaukee, not so far west and little up nort. but spring has sprung. HEY! snow? SNOW?
cold and shitty. snowed a little yesterday afternoon but didn't stick. freeze and frost warnings and so on. made a tossed salad last night from lettuce i started inside but never had a chance to move outside. still need more rain.
Happy belated Arbor Day (which was yesterday).
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