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    Just saw this bird on my deck....



    I love living in the country.
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    Red-bellied woodpecker - those little guys make appearances in our suburban yard, too. Haven't seen them since fall, can't wait for the return.

    Which reminds me - need to purchase and put up a woodpecker box for nesting.

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    I can hear the them head banging out in the eucalyptus grove. And these guys help us keep the snail population under control on our land.

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    Above all I think everyone needs to understand that neither the Bundys nor Finicum were militia or had prior military training. They were, first and foremost, Ranchers who had about all the shit they could take.
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    If anything, this situation has proved the government is nothing but a dictatorship backed by deadly force... no different than the dictatorships in the banana republics, just more polished and cleverly propagandized.
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    This is a Pileated Woodpecker, we had them at the last house I lived in. They are wicked cool!




    "Pileated woodpeckers are the largest of the common woodpeckers found in most of North America. These crow-sized birds present a memorable sight with their zebra-striped heads and necks, long bills, and distinctive red crests."
    from:
    http://animals.nationalgeographic.co...oodpecker.html
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    I'm waiting (and looking for) Robins.
    None yet. Nice weather all week, but I am not fooled.
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    I don't trust UP weather.
    But I do trust the Robins.
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    They're pretty, but I hate 'em... they poke holes in my wood siding. I get some pileated woodpeckers in my backyard as well. Also pretty, and so far they've left my house alone, but they could destroy a wall in no time. When they peck a tree it sounds like somebody's pounding a hammer and you can see big wood chips flying.

    Here's one out the window of my friend's cabin. It's about a foot and a half long.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rancher89 View Post
    This is a Pileated Woodpecker, we had them at the last house I lived in. They are wicked cool!




    "Pileated woodpeckers are the largest of the common woodpeckers found in most of North America. These crow-sized birds present a memorable sight with their zebra-striped heads and necks, long bills, and distinctive red crests."
    from:
    http://animals.nationalgeographic.co...ted-woodpehtml
    Yes, I used to get those in Indiana, but haven't had any luck at all here in MI. They're huge!

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    The holes they peck in the eucalyptus trees are perfectly round.
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    Above all I think everyone needs to understand that neither the Bundys nor Finicum were militia or had prior military training. They were, first and foremost, Ranchers who had about all the shit they could take.
    Quote Originally Posted by HOLLYWOOD View Post
    If anything, this situation has proved the government is nothing but a dictatorship backed by deadly force... no different than the dictatorships in the banana republics, just more polished and cleverly propagandized.
    "I'll believe in good cops when they start turning bad cops in."

    Quote Originally Posted by tod evans View Post
    In a free society there will be bigotry, and racism, and sexism and religious disputes and, and, and.......
    I don't want to live in a cookie cutter, federally mandated society.
    Give me messy freedom every time!



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    Quote Originally Posted by Deborah K View Post
    The holes they peck in the eucalyptus trees are perfectly round.
    So are the ones they poke in my siding.
    "No matter how noble you try to make it, your good intentions will not compensate for the mistakes that people make; that want to run
    our lives and run the economy, and reject the principles of private property and making up our own decisions for ourselves." -Ron Paul

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    We get pileateds and downys back home.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ninja Homer View Post
    So are the ones they poke in my siding.
    Cats will cure that problem. Here's my Bella:

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    Quote Originally Posted by phill4paul View Post
    Above all I think everyone needs to understand that neither the Bundys nor Finicum were militia or had prior military training. They were, first and foremost, Ranchers who had about all the shit they could take.
    Quote Originally Posted by HOLLYWOOD View Post
    If anything, this situation has proved the government is nothing but a dictatorship backed by deadly force... no different than the dictatorships in the banana republics, just more polished and cleverly propagandized.
    "I'll believe in good cops when they start turning bad cops in."

    Quote Originally Posted by tod evans View Post
    In a free society there will be bigotry, and racism, and sexism and religious disputes and, and, and.......
    I don't want to live in a cookie cutter, federally mandated society.
    Give me messy freedom every time!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ninja Homer View Post
    So are the ones they poke in my siding.
    I had to chase a few red-bellied rascals away from our siding, too. Grrr.

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    I see pileateds every so often too, but I haven't seen one in 2010 yet. Just saw a bluejay. Hey, if I keep this up I'll earn my birdwatching badge!
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    Winston Churchhill on why the U.S. should have stayed OUT of World War I

    "I am so %^&*^ sick of this cult of Ron Paul. The Paulites. What is with these %^&*^ people? Why are there so many of them?" YouTube rant by "TheAmazingAtheist"

    "We as a country have lost faith and confidence in freedom." -- Ron Paul

    "It can be a challenge to follow the pronouncements of President Trump, as he often seems to change his position on any number of items from week to week, or from day to day, or even from minute to minute." -- Ron Paul
    Quote Originally Posted by Brian4Liberty View Post
    The road to hell is paved with good intentions. No need to make it a superhighway.
    Quote Originally Posted by osan View Post
    The only way I see Trump as likely to affect any real change would be through martial law, and that has zero chances of success without strong buy-in by the JCS at the very minimum.

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    Northern Flicker

    Keep an eye out for these guys, too (male pictured). They often travel in groups of three to five. Beautiful birds!


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    Downy's are cool birds, my sister had a pair eating out of her hand one year. The next year they came back with their fledglings. I wish I had a picture of that!



    We have mockingbirds here in abundance. Years ago the neighborhood mockingbird used to sing with/to my canary. They would sing each others' songs, sometimes singing together, sometimes taking turns. Unfortunately, they would start around 3 AM
    Liberty, of course, has her price in blood, if we do not suppport her when she is in trouble.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rancher89 View Post
    This is a Pileated Woodpecker, we had them at the last house I lived in. They are wicked cool!




    "Pileated woodpeckers are the largest of the common woodpeckers found in most of North America. These crow-sized birds present a memorable sight with their zebra-striped heads and necks, long bills, and distinctive red crests."
    from:
    http://animals.nationalgeographic.co...oodpecker.html
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    Here's one for you:



    Brown Thrasher:
    http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Brown_Thrasher/id

    You really don't notice them most of the year, but when they sing, you know they aren't mockingbirds. (although the mockingbird will pick up their song, it will mix it in with other snippets)


    and just so happens to be the Georgia State Bird
    http://www.50states.com/bird/brthrash.htm
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    Danno, I wondered how long it would take for someone to post that!
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    Quote Originally Posted by rancher89 View Post
    Danno, I wondered how long it would take for someone to post that!
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    Pretty! I've seen several cardinals and a whole lot of crows thus far, that's about it.

    Believe it or not, the daffodils are already starting to come up too.

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    daffodils, forsythia, winter jasmine, crocus are starting to push up as well as the early daylilies.

    Plus all of those bothersome spring weeds... some of which are pretty enough to just let go, today.
    Liberty, of course, has her price in blood, if we do not suppport her when she is in trouble.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rancher89 View Post
    Downy's are cool birds, my sister had a pair eating out of her hand one year. The next year they came back with their fledglings. I wish I had a picture of that!



    We have mockingbirds here in abundance. Years ago the neighborhood mockingbird used to sing with/to my canary. They would sing each others' songs, sometimes singing together, sometimes taking turns. Unfortunately, they would start around 3 AM
    Ah yes, we had a bunch of mockingbirds near our old place in Indiana.. I used to find them charming and amusing.. until one started singing, quite loudly, at midnight!
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    Who invented this:



    silly humans.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jmdrake View Post


    I love living in the country.
    Nice pic! I've got those guys loving any type of suet I put out. They're called red-cockaded woodpeckers. We've seen some pileateds, but they are really skittish around here in Carolina.

    Is it going to be an early spring? I'm listening to frogs croaking away down in the stream, and a couple of bluebirds checking out my nest boxes just this morning. 63 degrees right now at 6:45pm EST.

    Put out a feeder and watch nature come to you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pacelli View Post
    They're called red-cockaded woodpeckers.

    Ton of money being spent on RCWs...
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    Pics from my sister's backyard
    Liberty, of course, has her price in blood, if we do not suppport her when she is in trouble.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RedLightning View Post
    Ton of money being spent on RCWs...
    Amen to that. Petsmart & Southern States are both running sales on suet. .59 cents per. Needless to say I'm stocked up.

    Right now the grackles are out in full force, raiding feeders and wiping out seed supplies. These bastards travel in packs and are major tyrants. They are really pretty birds but their call is off-putting.

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    Grackles are basically rats with wings.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rancher89 View Post
    Here's one for you:



    Brown Thrasher:
    http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Brown_Thrasher/id

    You really don't notice them most of the year, but when they sing, you know they aren't mockingbirds. (although the mockingbird will pick up their song, it will mix it in with other snippets)


    and just so happens to be the Georgia State Bird
    http://www.50states.com/bird/brthrash.htm
    I miss brown thrashers - don't see 'em out here. When I would do the dishes, I'd watch them out the kitchen window...they'd pick up leaves and toss them aside to look for bugs under them....
    Why can't everybody else leave everybody else alone?

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