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<\/a>\u201cI was so overjoyed to see my first red-headed woodpecker since childhood, so I had to tell someone who truly understood the wonder of seeing special creatures from one\u2019s past. Many people say they see them often and then I must\u00a0remind them that a woodpecker with a red head is not\u00a0often\u00a0a\u00a0red-headed woodpecker<\/i>.\u00a0It seems that he is very interested in\u00a0the recently added dried meal worms which Anita gave me as a birthday gift.\u00a0 I have a block of suet suspended below the feeder tray that he has so far ignored.\u00a0 He is a very friendly fellow who often shares the tray with blue jays, cowbirds, cardinals and the smaller birds as well.\u00a0 He is definitely not a bully but neither is he to be bullied.\u00a0 As an octogenarian-plus I had never expected to see this bird that was so much a part of my childhood years on a southern Minnesota farm.\u00a0 I suspect they liked the dead branches of the many huge cottonwoods in our farm grove.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
[editor: John\u2019s connection and caring for the Earth comes through in his writing. He has a tremendous sense of wonder and respect for living things. Reading between the lines, you can feel the wisdom that oozes out of him. John has a land ethic that too few of us embrace. If we all strove to respect the land and the living things, our planet would be a better place.]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The text and photos were submitted by John Allen, Minnetonka, MN, May 10, 2013 \u201cI was so overjoyed to see my first red-headed woodpecker since childhood, so I had to tell someone who truly understood the wonder of seeing special … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n