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Monday Morning Mystery 022216
Who dis, and why is Marie Longo's recent photos from her backyard so awesome? (Thanks, Marie!)
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They will either sink again to the bottom or the marsh warden and I will remove ’em…
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What happened to the boards?
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Marianne,
That’s awesome. You are so lucky. I don’t think I’ve seen one in the Celery Farm, let alone my yard. -
This is what I saw in my yard! I have not been able to get a picture. I was telling on facebook that I thought I saw a sapsucker and I agreed that I was not sure and it could be something else. I hope it comes back to my yard and I get a picture!
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Crrection: sap.
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Photos also show the yellow belly and the beak in the hole, possibly drilling the hole or gathering sao. Great photos, Marie! What a terrific backyard bird!
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Horizontally!!
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. Picture shows the type of holes it makes to get to the tree sap.
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They will either sink again to the bottom or the marsh warden and I will remove ’em…
Sue
What happened to the boards?
Jim Wright
Marianne,
That’s awesome. You are so lucky. I don’t think I’ve seen one in the Celery Farm, let alone my yard.
Marianne Herrmann
This is what I saw in my yard! I have not been able to get a picture. I was telling on facebook that I thought I saw a sapsucker and I agreed that I was not sure and it could be something else. I hope it comes back to my yard and I get a picture!
Alice
Crrection: sap.
Alice
Photos also show the yellow belly and the beak in the hole, possibly drilling the hole or gathering sao. Great photos, Marie! What a terrific backyard bird!
Deedee Burnside
Horizontally!!
Joe Koscielny
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. Picture shows the type of holes it makes to get to the tree sap.