Oh, we all like spotty birds, do we not ? But why ? It's a big question, and I've not got the answer to it. But here's another spot-related question ...... Do all Song Thrushes have the same number of spots ? Or for that matter, does each "spotty" species have their own special number of spots ? Well, I've found a bit of research about it .... and one bloke has found out an odd thing. He's found that a species of Mud-Pecker always has exactly 370 spots ! And not only that ... 370 is a very special number. It is the sum of the cubes of its digits. 370 .... 3³ + 7³ + 0³ = 27 + 343 + 0 = 370 .... crumbs ! And on top of that, there's another Mud-Pecker that has exactly 153 spots. .... and you'll never guess .... that's also the sum of the cubes of its digits.... 153 ..... 1³ + 5³ + 3³ = 1 + 125 + 27 = 153 double crumbs ! .... and ,as you all know, there are three species of Mud-Pecker, but the third one hasn't been seen for many years, and the few photographs and drawings of it don't reveal the exact number of spots it has ... how tantalizing. But they do show enough to tell us it's well over 350. So ....assuming it obeys the same rule as the other two, how many spots should it have ? You might be mildly surprised when you find it. ..This "musical" selection shows my age somewhat !
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