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Hortensis

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20. The big, tropical-screecher one?
Tue Apr 28, 2020, 10:34 AM
Apr 2020

Darn, other woodpeckers come to our feeders, but not them. Notably not intelligent?

They're very shy here in FL and in GA, where they mostly stay in the woods. If I go for a walk into the wooded hillside around our GA house during the nesting season, one will follow me maybe 30 feet overhead, squawking reports to his mate (always far away on the steep east side of the hill) every few seconds. I know they have to recognize me, we see them and hear their demented screeches all the time, but I'm out of place or something.

My parents love jigsaw puzzles and Sudoku. PA Democrat Apr 2020 #1
A Kindle would give him access to a whole lot of books & movies. Lars39 Apr 2020 #2
Yes, and expose him to a few unalarming computer buttons. Hortensis Apr 2020 #11
Any chance he's got trees around? a la izquierda Apr 2020 #3
A bluebird, who seemingly does have a mate, has been Hortensis Apr 2020 #13
I've got a great window over my kitchen sink. a la izquierda Apr 2020 #19
The big, tropical-screecher one? Hortensis Apr 2020 #20
Some people enjoy doing artsy craftsy things like paint by number LiberalLoner Apr 2020 #4
That is a great idea. MuseRider Apr 2020 #18
Thank you! LiberalLoner Apr 2020 #21
If he has any kind of telephone there are tons of volunteer opportunities he could participate in hlthe2b Apr 2020 #5
Great idea. Biden campaign is doing national telethons from home. Hortensis Apr 2020 #10
What about asking him to write down his childhood memories for you? femmedem Apr 2020 #6
Painting / Drawing? SheltieLover Apr 2020 #7
How about a harmonica and beginners' instruction book? Without even Tanuki Apr 2020 #8
If he's in a collective living environment... 2naSalit Apr 2020 #15
My dad has been on the grill a lot. ecstatic Apr 2020 #9
My mother has been organizing old photos Books_Tea_Alone Apr 2020 #12
That's what I'm doing. It's a huge task. I'm putting the oldest photos Croney Apr 2020 #14
You tube is a great thing to take you away. gibraltar72 Apr 2020 #16
Seconding the YouTube idea! renate Apr 2020 #24
One of the things my aunt had leftover from her stuff at the VA when she passed Jamastiene Apr 2020 #17
Do you live near by? Rae Apr 2020 #22
A Sudoku book Codeine Apr 2020 #23
I've started taking my mom out weekly Rae Apr 2020 #25
Maybe one of these courses, which are available in multiple formats Tanuki Apr 2020 #26
Songs from the old days? cyclonefence Apr 2020 #27
Yale is offering online Course "The Science of Well Being" Free SheltieLover Apr 2020 #28
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