Outside my window suet feeders for woodpeckers hang on the crabapple tree. They are chained because climbing critters like to steel them. The little Downy Woodpecker feeds with the tiniest beak, the size of a push pin, but it’s the fiercest of the bunch. The Hairy is next in size and its beak resembles a small nail. The Red-bellied sports a picture hanging nail and the Flicker’s beak is long and sleek, like a sharp needle. The extra large Pileated Woodpecker has a huge beak in comparison. It looks like two chisels on a hinge. He takes big bites.
In response to Charli Mills March 14, 2019, prompt from Carrot Ranch Literary: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that includes a chisel. Use chisel as a noun or a verb. Think about what might be chiseled, who is chiseling. Be the chisel. Go where the prompt leads!
03/18/2019 at 19:33
A very cool take on the prompt! Love that you chose to write about animals.
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03/18/2019 at 22:28
Thanks H.R.R. True story here in western New York.
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03/19/2019 at 08:08
That’s even cooler!!!
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03/19/2019 at 11:23
The Piliated picture I used is one I took. We have a pair of them visiting. They are huge, but graceful and they make me fill the feeders more often.
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03/25/2019 at 00:32
This is a great idea for the prompt, Susan.
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