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Re: Nuthatch and Creeper Play Deadly Game of Chicken
And I hate to think what cataclysm might have transpired had either
of these birds gotten close to the rim of a woodpecker cavity--the
Black Hole of the avian world.
Comologically yours,
BILL
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>Dear Birders,
>
>Yesterday while on the Christmas bird count at Yates Mill Pond, the group of
>us noticed a brown creeper winding his way UP a tree. Soon after, we
>noticed a white breasted nuthatch winding his way DOWN the SAME tree. It
>looked as though the two were on a collision course which of course would
>have meant TOTAL ANNIHILATION of BOTH birds and probably a LARGE part of
>Wake County.
>As I'm sure you're already aware, white breasted nuthatches are comprised of
>antimatter while their upward spiraling counterparts, the brown creepers,
>are comprised of matter.
>(Professor Von Nostrand proved this by colliding creepers and nuthatches in
>the particle accelerator at CERN back in the early 80s.) Thankfully, the
>creeper veered away at the last instant saving us all from a ghastly fate.
>
>John Argentati
>Raleigh, NC
>
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>Sign our petition: http://www.mybirdlist.com/LakeWheeler.html
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