No runways for them. All they have to do is to look here and there for a while and flutter their wings to get momentum. And, in a jiffy, they are up in the sky, noiselessly crossing over to their destination. Rain or shine, they peck while they peck and fly when they ought to! Trees are their shelters but, of late, they have to spend their days on housetops, ready to swoop on left-overs thrown by human beings.
They are under several ‘brand names’ and each brand has its own color, habits and an indistinguishably same ‘language’ whichever corner of the earth they are in. So are the alarm-clock birdies who wake you up at 5.00 AM or 6.00 AM, and their calls never betray the country they belong to.
They are nature’s gift to mankind but how many of us enjoy their presence? The moment we see any of them in our courtyard or backyard, we are in a hurry to drive them away. Those of us who are keen on seeing them have to go to a park or zoo! By the way, how much wood would a woodpecker peck, if a woodpecker could peck wood?
Wonderful post! It is very important to stay connected with nature and also appreciate how wonderful it is to do so, to understand that we, like another creation, are a part of the entire system!
Birds are vanishing from our city skies and we are the poorer for it. At the rate trees are being cut, the woodpecker might not have too much wood to peck 🙂
Good to keep pecking away to glory, it must be instinct and a habit or sorts and uniqueness of Woodpecker
Yes. Really birds are nature’s gift. They were inspired man in the invention of aircraft.
you told it right, birds being nature’s gift we have to learn lot to keep them as part of our lives.. i really enjoys watching them.
well sir, not much, the human’s wouldn’t let the woodpecker peck, if it could peck