Trying to catch a woodpecker looks like an exercise in futility

Never mind superheroes and villains – the back story we really need is the one that explains how this chap ended up playing ‘catch me if you can’ with an agile woodpecker.

Trying to catch a woodpecker.. 😅 pic.twitter.com/irVFq8FZqm

— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden_) April 5, 2022

He’s going to have to take off the shirt – or get the person with the camera to sneak up from behind. Either way – the bird’s antics proved very entertaining to tweeters – and more relatable than you’d think.

1.

Trying to find my bra clasp https://t.co/EIarGe7LZb

— Bethany Black twitch.tv/beffernieblack (@BeffernieBlack) April 6, 2022

2.

I hate it when this happens. https://t.co/IT3P66AYfW

— Bruce Wilson (@brucewilson) April 6, 2022

3.

Ah, yes, THIS is what adulthood feels like https://t.co/tGGnVGwg6r

— Barn Queer (@oniboots) April 6, 2022

4.

Me, trying to debug the script I wrote https://t.co/LjA5iVzB3b

— Chris. 3/2 💉 (@ChrisHoodAU) April 6, 2022

5.

adorable miracle of nature that I would NEVER let that close to my spine https://t.co/o2BvDsZaEy

— Gilbert Gottfried the Grafted (@thatsamoredude) April 5, 2022

6.

Me trying to keep up with slacks and emails… https://t.co/3EnyxvlFLR

— Free Bacon (@bluewraethNYC) April 6, 2022

7.

I have questions. https://t.co/ZEEWyiEGKF

— Molly B (@VintageReader) April 6, 2022

8.

That’s EVERY bird owner. HAHA! I own a few cockatiels and it’s a big joke to them. “Watch Dad have T-Rex arms while trying to get us!”

— Cultivated Brian Ⓥ (@badassvegansoul) April 5, 2022

Ginger Voight had this to say.

I can’t be the only one hearing the laugh. https://t.co/pr89KfXbMp

— Ginger Voight (@GingerVoight) April 6, 2022

Nope.

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