“ Often Found “ by Suzán Jiván Mom & Mom-Mom Suzán

“ Often Found “

by Suzán Jiván
Mom & Mom-
Mom Suzán

Often found
on the ground
yellow shafted
and red mustached
with white
rump patches
while eating ants
becoming noisy
and animated
driving
rivals away
nesting
on poles
posts
buildings
and banks
laying
3 - 12 eggs
tan faces
gray napes
pileated
courtship
displays
drumming
to attract
mates
roosting
before
eggs
are
layed
“Yucka
Yucka
Yucka”
changing
in
cadence
monogamous
incubation
adapting
to habitat
changes
olive sides
and flanks
eagerly
eating
honeybees
beetles
and cicadas
frequenting
mountain
lakes
factoring in
deforestation
laying
pinkish buff eggs
sporting
black feet and legs
within
overlapping ranges
showing
dark colorations
feasting
on flies and bees
moths and beetles
distinctly whistling,
“ pee-a-wee pee-a-wee
pee-a-wee pee-year pee-year” ...