I wish I had a picture to go along with the story but to get your mind in the right place, imagine one of these sketchy characters moonlighting from their academic gigs:
Amended from the Seattle Times, March 22nd 2017 - A kayaking burglar was pulled from the Duwamish River Wednesday morning after he was interrupted breaking into a boathouse. The victim confronted the burglar, who asked him for a cigarette. When the victim turned away for a moment, the burglar pepper-sprayed him and jumped into the water. Police and firefighters responded to look for the man and after about an hour, firefighters cut a hole in the boathouse floor to pull the man from the water. Police also recovered the suspect's kayak. I am not normally an advocate for criminals but this guy made my day.
The other random story of the week is the return of a faithful friend. He is all of 12 inches tall, weighing in at just under 5 oz, but one hell of a drummer. Our Northern Flicker's preferred instruments for finding love are metal chimney pipes. While its an honor to feel the thrumming vibrate my fillings and watch the dog lose his mind, I get an even bigger kick out of hearing him torment the neighbors. Fun fact - the Northern Flicker's tongue is so long that when retracted it wraps around the backside of the skull and is anchored above the eye. Doesn't leave a lot of room for a brain but he is an exotic kisser.
Amended from the Seattle Times, March 22nd 2017 - A kayaking burglar was pulled from the Duwamish River Wednesday morning after he was interrupted breaking into a boathouse. The victim confronted the burglar, who asked him for a cigarette. When the victim turned away for a moment, the burglar pepper-sprayed him and jumped into the water. Police and firefighters responded to look for the man and after about an hour, firefighters cut a hole in the boathouse floor to pull the man from the water. Police also recovered the suspect's kayak. I am not normally an advocate for criminals but this guy made my day.
The other random story of the week is the return of a faithful friend. He is all of 12 inches tall, weighing in at just under 5 oz, but one hell of a drummer. Our Northern Flicker's preferred instruments for finding love are metal chimney pipes. While its an honor to feel the thrumming vibrate my fillings and watch the dog lose his mind, I get an even bigger kick out of hearing him torment the neighbors. Fun fact - the Northern Flicker's tongue is so long that when retracted it wraps around the backside of the skull and is anchored above the eye. Doesn't leave a lot of room for a brain but he is an exotic kisser.
