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Monica P.'s avatar

You brought a smile to my face first thing this morning. Great photos too.

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Thanks, Monica

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Frederick Fullerton's avatar

Thank you for the pileated poetry and photos.

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

And thank you for “pileated poetry”!

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Robert A Mosher (he/him)'s avatar

But could we ever laugh like that?

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Excellent question!

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Stanley Wotring's avatar

A little hero worship, “Wouldn’t you peck like that

If you were he?.”

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Thanks, Stan

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Malcolm J McKinney's avatar

When I lived south of Nashville a pileated would peck a tree in the woods 25 feet from the back porch. Thanks for the memory

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Percussion for your tunes!

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Mark Rico's avatar

I would indeed!

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Would you also chuck wood if you were a woodchuck and you could?

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Mark Rico's avatar

I would if I could, but how much wood I would chuck would depend on whether the wood would chuck at all.

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Would that the wood would.

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Broo's avatar

I WOULD! & how many pecks could this woodpecker peck if this woodpecker cd peck wood indeed....

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Ha! See my reply to Mark above, which I wrote before reading your comment!

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David Perlmutter's avatar

"[Insane laugh]".

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

😆

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Patris's avatar

I’m merciless to begin with, I’d be devastating as one of these..

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Jonathan Potter's avatar

Halloween costume idea!

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