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Nuthatch and Creeper Play Deadly Game of Chicken



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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