the woodpeckers in Farmington are notorious.

they make me crazy

that way about the magpies, too.

Luna used to freak out every time I took her out because there was a woodpecker in the tree near my sister's house.

hasn't heard a woodpecker in all the years I've lived in F'ton.

that's because they are all here at my house.

and in Flora Vista. Gah!

that's where all the magpies spawn too.

her hunny tried to shoot them with a beebee gun. No luck (which I'm glad of. I am a pacifist)

glad he didn't too! Plus, magpies are extremely protected by the state of New Mexico. Hunny could do some jail time if not careful!... wait

if you meant the woodpeckers? Cause they are pretty protected as well.

woodpeckers are good sorts. I had a few of them living in my yard in CO.

suddenly calls to mind Woody Woodpecker, who was SO annoying, right?

yes, hahahaHEhe...that's Woody's laugh. I'll tell hunny he'd get in trouble for shooting those guys.

remembers being a kid and trying to sound just like him. My poor grandmother..

I did good imitation of him when I was younger

glad I wasn't the only one. Heh.

these birds here don't sound like Woody. They just hammer really loudly.

if you holler at them.

they get real still and circle to the other side of the tree.

that's exactly what they do! They seem to have a collective mind.