John Burroughs quoteJohn Burroughs [1837-1921]
American Author 
Quote rank: 512
| When the woodpecker is searching for food, or laying siege to some hidden grub, the sound of his hammer is dead or muffled and is heard but a few yards. It is only upon dry, seasoned timber, freed of its bark, that he beats his reveille to spring and wooes his mate. |
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