I've been walking by this stump behind a beaver pond several times a year for five years. Each time, I stop and look at the lichen, then walk on; there are too many blackberry vines to get in really close. I passed by again today. And now, there's something new.
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| Holes! Big holes! Big enough to put my hand in. |
I'm assuming a woodpecker made these holes. A salal leaf is up to 10 cm. long; compare these to the largest of the leaves below. They're not nest holes; the stump is too close to the ground for safety, but it's an old stump and probably full of ants and other grubs.
What woodpecker makes neat round holes?
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Por cinco años, he estado viendo este tronco cerca de la laguna donde los castores tienen su madriguera. Cada vez que paso, me detengo para mirar los líquenes que crecen en la corteza. Pasé por ahí hoy otra vez, y ahora hay algo nuevo; algo, probablemente un pájaro carpintero, ha excavado una serie de hoyos redondos, buscando hormigas y gusanitos, creo. Miden más o menos 10 cm de diámetro, comparando con las hojas de Gaultheria shallon a la base.
Pero, ¿cuál de los pájaros carpinteros hace hoyos tan perfectos?
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