There again, back again.
My bite is worse than your bark,
Fife and drum, two in one.
Song is sung, day is done,
I'll sleep where I left my mark.
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WOODPECKER
Explanation:
- “Here again, hack again, / There again, back again.”
Woodpeckers repeatedly peck at trees, moving from place to place, always returning to their drumming grounds.
- “My bite is worse than your bark.”
- “Fife and drum, two in one.”
- “Song is sung, day is done.”
- “I’ll sleep where I left my mark.”
The pecking “bite” of a woodpecker is far stronger than its impact on the tree's bark, often drilling deep into it.
Woodpeckers make a drumming sound (like a drum) and have a distinct call (like a fife), blending both elements of sound.
Woodpeckers are most active during the day, and as night falls, they quiet down.
Woodpeckers often roost in the holes they carve into trees, leaving a physical mark of their presence.