I'm thankful for a rotting fence.
We have a split rail fence around the entire perimeter of our backyard, and it seems as if one rail or another is always rotting. This requires continual maintenance and I find that annoying. But not yesterday. Yesterday, a pileated woodpecker decided that the decaying fence rails were the perfect place to look for bugs. He stayed long enough going up and down the fence that I had time to go inside and get my camera. This sighting made my whole morning. So for my rotting fence and the visitor it brought, I am thankful.
They are such beautiful (noisy) birds. I would be thankful for the rolling rail also.
ReplyDeleteI don't see them very often and was very excited the first time I saw one because to me, it was Woody Woodpecker in the flesh.
DeleteWhat a neat sighting! Glad you had a lemonade-out-of-lemons experience. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm not in such a hurry to fix the fence now. :)
DeleteNo doubt the woodpecker was grateful for the rotting fence and the meal it provided him! I loved the Woody Woodpecker cartoons!
ReplyDeleteCan't you just hear Woody Woodpecker's call right now?
DeleteOh my, that is one gorgeous woodpecker! I've never seen a pileated.
ReplyDeleteThey are mostly an eastern bird but I see that they are also along the coast of the northwest. I don't see them very often--usually only once a year. That's why I get so excited.
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