For those of you who didn't have to memorize 100 birds and take an exam on them - THE WEEK BEFORE SPRING BREAK - I refer you to Wikipedia. (For those of you too lazy to click on the link I have helpfully provided, suffice it to say that it's a giant freaking bird that pecks wood and looks vaguely prehistoric.)
Impossible, eh? Well, it may have taken 12 years to prove my case, but damn if I don't have photographic evidence that it IS in fact possible for me to have a Pileated Woodpecker in my backyard:
What now, Vitolins? What now?
*Because we all know pictures don't lie. Unless, of course, one is skilled in Photoshop. But seriously, like I have the time or inclination to become proficient in photo editing simply to prove a decade-old point to a teacher who doesn't remember this conversation and doesn't read this blog? Yeah, even I haven't reached that level.
Yes, there's snow in the picture. I may have misplaced my camera for, oh, six months or so. Don't worry about it. Also - expect more highly unseasonal pictures now that it has been recovered.
1 comment:
B, perhaps you were told that it was impossible to find an ivory-billed woodpecker in your backyard, as they are extinct or nearly so. (They are very similar to the pileated woodpecker.) I have had pileated woodpeckers in my backyard for many, many years and don't believe I would have told you that it was impossible to see them. On the other hand, you're right, I don't remember the conversation from 12 or 13 years ago. However, I am happy to see that you are still observing birds!
-Mrs. V
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