Do you know what we saw yesterday?? We saw a woodpecker sitting right smack dab in our Bird TV! Well, dad got so excited he grabbed the camera and took a picture through the glass which looked odd….so he whipped open the sliding glass door and….and….
I see it Shoks!
woodpecker
Hey dad, what kind of woodpecker was that? It was a Pileated Woodpecker. It was sure bright coloured on its head.
Do I hear right? Finally, our radio station is playing Christmas music….that’s’ “Silver Bells”…mom’s favourite Christmas song.
I hear, “Silver Bells”.
We’re on December the 23rd of our Advent calendar and the 23rd day finds us with a toy drum. This toy drum reminds me of….drum roll please…. Marty from Musings by Marty Manx. He and his bro Ralphie are a great couple of dudes that wouldn’t mind playing some music for their mom….even if it’s only the drum.
The Twelve Days of Christmas Cats finds us in a predicament with 55 cats plus Kali and me…so 55 extra cats. My ahum, friend has brought stinky goodness, kitty litter and crumbles over by the bucketful. Now we’re moving on to the 11th. day of Christmas. On the Eleventh day of Christmas my friend brought to me eleven panthers prancing.
Sorry bout the big light in the middle of the picture but the three friendly felines decided to look Kali all over for any sign of fleas and used this huge light to look. The light ended up reflected in the photo…its a mad house around here, I tell ya.
10 leopards lounging
9 lovely lynxes
8 marvelous manxes
7 Siamese singing
6 Persians playing
5 golden kings
4 calico cats
3 friendly felines
2 tawny tabbies
a cat in a Fir Tree
We now have a total of 66 extra cats dithering around a 2 bedroom house….we are FULL, I say.
A woodpecker! Cool! We see a lot of woodpeckers around here too. They are so colorful… and YUMMY! 😉 MOL xx Roxy & Tigerlino ❤
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They look really big..I don’t think I’d want to see what they taste like. Too bad they don’t make woodpecker tasting treats…hehehe
(((Shoko)))
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MOL No room at da inn, huh Shoko? MOL This is so cute. Weez never heard it afur. Gweat fun wiff bird teevee. Yous daddy be weally smawt. Mommy sed…it’s a woodpecker whatd’ya’ mean what kind. MOL
Luv ya’
Dezi and Lexi
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That’s about it Dezi…no room at the inn and we still have 12 more cats coming tomorrow. Dad has a book on birds with pictures…he’s not that clever. We are waiting for Santa now….won’t be long. I won’t sleep Christmas Eve….I just know it.
(((Shoko)))
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MOL Aaaaw Shoko, yous daddy’s clever, hims bought a book. 🙂 Dat’s more than mommy did. MOL
OMC 12 more? Yous sure gunna hav yous hands full. MOL Hav fun.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Lexi
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a woodpecker? that’s like theat diy-shows in TV, right? do you think that guy deserved the first prize for his diy-project?
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Wow, that would be a neat show….do it yourself….we don’t get that or are you shi–in me my friend? A do it yourself woodpecker is way beyond me and dad too.
(((Shoko)))
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You are so lucky, we never get those- I thought they were shy and kept away from feeders.
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Seriously? That woodpecker has been back a couple of times….he’s a big brute too! He hangs below the feeder and reaches up for the feed. I’ll keep trying to get a picture of him.
Shoko
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Never a dull moment there…….and it’s just getting SO exciting now that we’re sneaking up to the big visit by Santa Paws!!!! We see those great big old pileated woodpeckers frequently in our woods……..my favorite are the little ones though – the downy woodpeckers. They also don’t make as much noise!
Hugs, Sammy
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Yes, it is rather hectic around here and I’m still wrapping…these other cats are no darned good at wrapping….there are paws everywhere. That sure was a huge woodpecker…wouldn’t argue with that guy over any type of food.
(((Shoko)))
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How exciting to see a Pileated Woodpecker! We’ve never had one of those around here. We have the Downy, the Red-bellied and the Red-headed ones.
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It looks similar to the red headed woodpecker but the whole head is not red just half of it. Sammy was saying they like the Downy cause they are smaller and not so noisy.
(((Shoko)))
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Silver Bells was my grandma’s favorite Christmas song, too!
Love and licks,
Cupcake
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mom loves it…she would play it over and over again et nauseum except for dad and us kitties…we give her the “stink eye” and dad just says point blank…”not again…I’m getting tired of this”. Poor ole mom…hehehe
(((Shoko)))
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What a fabulous picture of a woodpecker. I am so impressed. I do not believe I have ever seen one in person. I hope you have a wonderful Merry Christmas my friends. XOXO – Bacon
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You have never seen a woodpecker? You must see birds we never see….hot area birds. There is a woodpecker that keeps pecking on the cablevision pole…same place on the pole too. He’s done this for years. I think he’s stupid!
(((Shoko)))
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Snorts! I have seen an owl. They hang out in my backyard all of the time. They are definitely a hoot! Snorts. XOXO – Bacon
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You have an owl in your backyard?? You are so lucky! I’ve only seen them on TV and not the bird TV. I’ll bet they are a hottjust like the woodpecker was a ….peck? Not so funny? hahaha..love ya bro
(((Shoko)))
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Cool! There’s all kinds of neat things in my backyard. I’ll have to do a post about it soon. Love ya too! XOXO – Bacon
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Awww thanks for thinking of us 🙂 that is so sweet! Sorry we were MIA for a few days. Mom had lots of work, then family gatherings and she was sick 😦 She is feeling better now though. Hope your Mom is weaning off the prednisone and feeling better too.
Luvs
Marty and Ralphie
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You guys are always somewhere in our mind….you both are good buddies.
(((Shoko)))
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Thanks 🙂
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Hope mom is feeling better…our mom has finished up the prednisone and now she’ll come down slowly.
(((Shoko)))
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Our Mom is starting to feel better, slow but sure, every cold she gets is really hard on her lungs and her asthma. Glad your Mom is off the prednisone. Our Mom knows what that is like.
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