what does ‘devil downheads here mean?
SIR: I address you from the second crotch in the willow tree by the pool in the pasture. There's a frog croaking underneath, a locust singing overhead and two little ‘devil downheads' darting up and down the trunk.

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what does  ‘devil downheads here mean?
SIR: I address you from the second crotch in the willow tree by the pool in the pasture. There's a frog croaking underneath, a locust singing overhead and two little ‘devil downheads' darting up and down the trunk.

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It's a species of bird called a white-breasted nuthatch. "Devil downhead" is just a nickname for the species.

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