Duke gives a sigh and a look in the direction of the bird that promises retribution if there is any pecking or droppings, but otherwise ignores the creature.

"If it is a poison, it would have to be something that wouldn't make the pecker's sick. They'd stop eating it then, right?" It makes sense to the knight.

"... Is a stick to turn the body over too close to touching?" Duke was thinking that the side against the ground might not be eaten, so some possible more clues. The knight indicates hip and shoulder with the stick, to indicate how the flipping was planned.