Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 176
even animals, live on this preservedfood. Before I finish I must tell you of a little practicaljoke which the woodpecker occasionally indulgesin. Instead of inserting an acorn in the treeselected he slily puts in a small stone; the woodgrows over this in time, and when the tree is finallytaken to… … TELEGRAPH-POLE PIERCED BY WOODPECKERS AS A STOREHOUSE FOR ACORNS. prizes the meat of the stored acorn not so much forits own sake as for the plump little maggots thatgrow and thrive therein. Am I misled, or mayI look kindly upon these insinuations? A query: What plant is this, my chicks, grow-ing…
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