Re: weird bird behavior

["Jim Bailey" <jim at bailey dot aros dot net>]

Nicky,

If I'm not mistaken, I think woodpeckers, in general, sleep in the vertical 
position, using their tail as a prop. I've never seen this, but think I read 
it somewhere. If I'm wrong, I'm sure someone on the group will set me 
straight. Kind of fun, I would think, having one hanging on the side of your 
house, as long as it's not drilling a hole.

Jim

> Friday we noticed some bird droppings on our patio just under the kitchen 
> window and were so curious to find out what bird could have been there, we 
> got up at 4 in the morning to check it out.  We were astonished to find a 
> Flicker hanging by her toenails to the stucco.  She was sound asleep. 
> When we checked again at 7 A.M. she was still there. At 7:30 she flew off.
>
> Nicky D.


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