| 单词 | woodpecker |
| 例句 | “His heart’s beating as fast as a woodpecker drills. Let’s go inside until he calms down.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z But it drew me to her to think she loved water rocks and woodpecker feathers, that she had a single picture of her mother just like I did. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as woodpeckers specialise in extracting insects from the trunks of trees, the first humans specialised in extracting marrow from bones. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “It just looked like any other woodpecker to me,” I said to my mom that evening in the kitchen. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Even the woodpeckers that had been tapping around me all morning were silent. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Fink carefully stepped over a hare and a woodpecker on his way to the door. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He looks up at Gabriel, still strumming, still singing, and he sees resting on his shoulder a two-foot-tall Lazarus woodpecker. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Strange bird sounds answer me: ca-caw of crows, whoop of owls, knocking woodpeckers, and a whistling nightingale. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z From somewhere far away, in the woods, I heard the faint, inane laughter of a woodpecker. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Lyra was busy looking at all the life in the forest, from woodpeckers to squirrels to little green moss snakes with diamonds down their backs, and Will needed all his energy simply to keep going. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z This was the feather of the golden-breasted woodpecker, the bird that gave its name and chattering cry to this island. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Outside the air smells summery, of mown grass and warm tar, and from somewhere high in the trees I hear a woodpecker rapping. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “If only, if only, ” the woodpecker sighs, “The bark on the tree was just a little bit softer. ” Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I heard the “Bam, bam, bam” of a woodpecker high in the top of a box elder snag. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They woke to warblers singing, making melody with a red and black woodpecker that tapped a beat on the trunk of a tree. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The cover story was about the Lazarus woodpecker. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Axel races across the room, flings open the basement door, all the while his stomach fills with woodpeckers all trying to hammer out of him. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Now, there’s a red-headed woodpecker making the thing swing, and cardinals dot the forest scrub with red coats, waiting until the bigger birds have their fill. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z From somewhere hidden, but nearby, a woodpecker worked with a rat-ta-tat. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Rabbit warrens, woodpeckers are nice, but without a trail would I be able to find my way back? Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Behind her the downy woodpecker drilled into a dead tree with a special beat she recognized. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Several times they heard the drumming of a great woodpecker, the shyest of birds. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He looks up to see, there in the sky and blocking out the sun completely, the long-lost Lazarus woodpecker, with its wings outspread and its beak pointing upward, nearly piercing the blue of the sky. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “There’s this woodpecker that’s been extinct for, like, sixty- years. Only, this guy from Oregon or something was down here and he thinks he saw one.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Or that the ack-ack-ack of the German machine gun is really just a woodpecker getting his nose out of joint. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He turned to the first blank page and, after reaching up to grab a pen off his desk, drew a picture of a woodpecker eating a hamburger. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z I have tolerated the sharp claws of squirrels and the nagging pokes of woodpeckers. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Well, I didn’t think you were expecting woodpeckers,” said Wilbur, bitterly. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z “Well, it will be interesting to see what a fisherman suddenly knows about a woodpecker that no one’s even seen in sixty years,” Lucas replied. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z A single woodpecker can transfer a billion spores on one flight between trees. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Cabot laughed when he read about the Lazarus Burger and laughed even louder when the article mentioned some woman giving woodpecker haircuts. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z A robin, I saw, a woodpecker, a magpie, a blackbird, and far off I think I heard a nightingale, though I’m not sure you get them in January. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I said to my brother, having already heard his theory about the woodpecker situation just one night before. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Instead, what had my entire town full of hope and big ideas was what one scientist described on the news as an extremely rare group of albino woodpeckers by the name of pileated. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Aside from being completely different species, there is a sig-nificant yet odd difference in the color of the Lazarus woodpecker and the pileated one, the latter having a distinctly darker bill. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Even a jackhammer trilled like a distant woodpecker. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “Don't work like a stalling woodpecker,” urged a Tawny Owl affectionately. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z A very handsome woodpecker swooped into the garden. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z You would never announce to a companion, “I’m going to say three things to you. The first thing I’m going to say is that a woodpecker has just landed on that tree.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The Lazarus was the world’s largest woodpecker, beating out the imperial woodpecker by just one inch in length. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “If only, if only, ” the woodpecker sighs, “The bark on the tree was just a little bit softer. ” Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The Lazarus woodpecker was last seen in a forest in North Louisiana known as the Singer Tract. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z The Reverend towered over the rickety altar, his fiery crew cut bristling like a woodpecker’s cockade. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z As a child my mother had shown a tendency for drawing and mud sculpture and could still amuse us with her speedy recreations of a popular cartoon woodpecker. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “If we were lying out here like this and saw one of those woodpeckers.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z That night in bed, Alma Ember thought about how similar she and the Lazarus woodpecker were. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “You never knelt down and prayed—you fainted clean away,” said the old man’s woodpecker dæmon from the workbench. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He turns to what he thinks is Lucas Cader to find none other than the Lazarus woodpecker seemingly floating beside him. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z I like the woodpecker that knocks against the tree outside my window. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Mr. Croker’s dæmon, a green woodpecker, drilled vigorously into a waste piece of pine with a sound like a machine gun. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z In the modern era of intensive forestry the old hollow trees are gone and with them homes for woodpeckers and other tree-nesting birds. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Thus, woodpeckers are the primary control of the Engelmann spruce beetle, reducing its populations from 45 to 98 per cent and are important in the control of the codling moth in apple orchards. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The burger itself wasn’t made from woodpeckers, of course, but instead was a quarter pound of beef with ketchup, mayonnaise, and barbecue sauce. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Grasshoppers crackled, a locust buzzed, a woodpecker blammed against a faraway hollow tree. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z New ant colonies in the forests at Molln are protected from woodpeckers by wire netting to reduce the toll. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, he hammered at his statements with the small obsession of a woodpecker. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere a woodpecker was hammering his dinner out of a tree. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The Lazarus woodpecker weighs approximately twenty-six ounces, is twenty-four inches tall, and has a wing span of just around thirty-two inches. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z This would make it, as I mentioned once before, the largest woodpecker in existence. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z "Prince Blockhead! You should wear your crown to fend off woodpeckers." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z Some birds, like owls and woodpeckers, would spend the winter nesting and eating the island’s few remaining edibles. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Yes. But not today. Today we join expert tour guide Merle Hodge on a lavish journey through the Arkansas bayous to seek out the elusive Lazarus woodpecker.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z A distant woodpecker drummed against a rotten log. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z She turned her head to find the woodpecker that was making that determined rat-a-tat. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Once he lifts his pencil and stares into space and says, “Lesser spotted woodpecker,” and Werner hears a bird’s distant thrumming travel across the grounds and through the wall. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The next time a woodpecker alights on your suet, you might respect it as kin. Birds and Horses and Eels, Oh My! New Books About Animals 2020-08-14T04:00:00Z This is caused by the chiseling of woodpeckers in search of a meal. How an uninvited pest doomed the ash tree 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Your eyes will move from the imperial woodpecker and the passenger pigeon to the Guadalupe Island petrel, among many others. Birds are going extinct: Entire species are hanging on by their wingtips 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z In a funny but heartbreaking historical passage, an ivory-billed woodpecker destroys a hotel room like a mad rock star. Jungle Mold, Ornithology and Lawn Care: 3 New Novels Find Hilarity in Unexpected Places 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Learn about and search for woodpeckers in old-growth forest, 9 a.m. Community calendar 2012-04-11T23:15:04Z The snags are on the far end of a wetland and are full of woodpecker cavities. The percussive appeal of the woodpecker 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z Besides cardinals, other birds that don’t migrate during winter include chickadees, owls and some woodpeckers and robins. How do birds survive cold winters? 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z One of the signals of an infected tree is the appearance of light patches on the bark, caused by woodpecker feeding. The percussive appeal of the woodpecker 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z That afternoon, we went on an hourlong walk through the property’s nature trail, where we spotted at least six species of birds, including the yellow-bellied waxbill and the olive woodpecker. Climbing Over Rocks, Holding on to Vines and Then, at Last, Gorillas 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z He lies the way a woodpecker attacks a tree: compulsively, insistently, instinctively. Chris Hayes Reviews Michiko Kakutani’s Book About Our Post-Truth Era 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z I'm so tired it takes me several minutes to identify a curiously irritating tapping sound, rather like a woodpecker following me around − my teeth chattering. Namibia's Skeleton Coast 2010-04-24T23:15:00Z Instead, we found a flock of house finches, another of pine siskins and a diminutive downy woodpecker. The Quiet Thrill of Winter Wildlife Viewing 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z The wild animals pose in front of forestlike patterns that stylize their real-world homes, and a woodpecker perches before a pattern that looks good enough to peck. Review | In the galleries: Extraordinary images from ordinary settings in ‘Places We Find’ 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z When I hit "submit," I will step outside and watch the nesting woodpeckers fledge their young on my hill. In Los Angeles, Ditching the Car for an Eco-Friendly Trip 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z The police-siren sax lines and woodpecker clackings of the opening Railroaded seem at first to dictate the agenda, but it opens into a kaleidoscope of changing themes. Berne/Black/Cline/BB & C: The Veil ? review 2011-07-28T21:29:01Z He could hear a woodpecker high in the Appalachian foliage along the Blue Ridge Parkway, hammering into a tree for dinner. A Boxed Set for the Birds Hopes to Save Them, Too 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z Here we listened for the sound of bark being flaked, not pecked, the telltale behavior of a black-backed woodpecker. Explorer: In a Minnesota Bog, a Festival of Birds 2013-01-18T18:25:51Z It is Washington’s urban forest that provides this interface between us and the woodpecker. The percussive appeal of the woodpecker 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z What her and consultant Patrick Jane discover is that the victim's chosen field – the woodpecker – can tell them much about her character. TV highlights 22/03/2013 2013-03-22T07:00:07Z There is a captivating passage in which a woodpecker inspires the animals of the forest to make a rhythmic chorus of clicks and clucks; the bird’s song is waltzing and wistful. Music Review: A Fairy-Tale Anniversary 2011-06-12T22:15:28Z Still, the mind pecks at me from the inside like a woodpecker too early on a Sunday morning. Marlen Esparza is my idol 2012-08-06T01:00:00Z The mats often feature woodland critters — crows, pileated woodpeckers, barn swallows, lizards, and tree frogs. Almost heaven, West Virginia: Driving country roads in search of America today 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z We found the thrush, nearly as black as a crow, with a streak of blue across its head, sitting in a tree, just below a woodpecker. India, Through a Birder?s Eyes 2011-01-14T20:30:41Z From outside would come the resolute tapping of woodpeckers and the morning calls of gray catbirds, brown thrashers, and mockingbirds, all singing their hearts out. Father's Day, every day, with my disabled son 2019-06-16T04:00:00Z The cavities that woodpeckers create and later abandon provide living space for other creatures — birds such as titmice, nuthatches and wrens, but also for flying squirrels, Mason said. The percussive appeal of the woodpecker 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z The border pushed me close to land a few times, and I spotted a black-backed woodpecker and yellow-bellied flycatcher darting through the trees. On a Canoe Trip Along the U.S.-Canada Border, Solitude and Shooting Stars 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z She realizes that her sturdy marriage thrives on space, just as the pileated woodpecker needs woodlands in which to roam. Photos, Gardens, Birds, Trees: What’s Happening in the Great Outdoors 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z I saw an osprey, a great egret, several red-winged blackbirds, but no woodpeckers. The percussive appeal of the woodpecker 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z Not all birds — just woodpeckers and owls, because, as you'll learn in this remarkable exhibition, many of them perform yeoman service in maintaining biological diversity, and they are especially important indicators of habitat health. Review: Paul Bannick's photos at the Burke salute beauty, importance of owls and woodpeckers 2011-03-21T23:15:05Z A pileated woodpecker swooping tree to tree drew me to the school. How To Get Behind the Scenes at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin? Take A Baking Class. 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z I could sit for hours watching the trees sway, listening to woodpeckers, or at night the howls of something sinister. Cape Cod's hidden modernist houses 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z Nearby, I caught sight of a lone downy woodpecker hammering a dead tree trunk. Bird-Watching at Prospect Park Audubon Center 2011-12-02T00:11:23Z “At my window, I have a woodpecker who’s burrowed a little nest. He wakes me up every morning, banging his head against the wall.” Pamela Anderson’s Garden of Eden 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z At first, "The Big Year" may feel a little slow, but as it progresses, you find yourself rooting for the guys to spot that pink-footed goose or great spotted woodpecker. 'The Big Year' is sweet and not for the birds 2011-10-13T18:33:03Z She snickers like a woodpecker, the sound far back in her throat. Laugh ? review 2011-01-28T18:36:56Z The smallest is the elf owl, which inhabits the semideserts and chaparrals of the American Southwest, nesting in cavities made by woodpeckers in saguaros and other cactuses. Owls are natural-born killers. So why do we adore them so much? 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z Mr. Soboroff said he wanted the show “to be a woodpecker on the conscience of Americans.” TV?s Solution to Schools? Tough Reality 2010-10-15T17:55:00Z He has purchased a gun so that he can kill a pesky woodpecker destroying the exterior of their home in the Connecticut countryside. For Better, for Worse: Three Memoirs Report From Marriage Country 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z A pileated woodpecker, grafted with feathers, pecks into tree bark through my phone’s screen, its tongue extended from its beak like a Fruit Roll-Up. App review: See Natural History skeletons before they were just bones 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z On this recent Saturday we first spotted a red-bellied woodpecker, a male. Bird-Watching at Prospect Park Audubon Center 2011-12-02T00:11:23Z Spring was suggested in a brief wood block passage that seemed to mimic a woodpecker at work, and a passage for gongs, encircling the audience, created an eerily mystical effect. Music Review: Surrounded by Percussion (Noise, That Is) 2011-03-06T22:18:14Z If you are swatting away woodpeckers, you may be in the market for a certified arborist. How an uninvited pest doomed the ash tree 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z To the Yurok and other tribes, the regalia, resplendent with abalone and the scarlet crests of woodpeckers, are a dazzling life force. Traditions Revived at a Tribal Culture Camp 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z His enthusiasm for the park’s exotic birds and wildlife — “Look, there’s a Hoffman’s woodpecker!” Personal Journeys: In a Costa Rican Beach Town, the Road Less Paved 2013-09-05T13:01:09Z When I left Canada for the United States in 1987, I had never seen or heard a red-bellied woodpecker, which at that time was a rare vagrant in southern Ontario. How the Animal World Is Adapting to Climate Change 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z This bird's improving the habitat, in typical woodpecker fashion. Review: Paul Bannick's photos at the Burke salute beauty, importance of owls and woodpeckers 2011-03-21T23:15:05Z Like a descent of woodpeckers armed with mallets, percussionists pecked, rapped and banged on the hollow segments of the cast-iron facades, producing resounding cascades of sound that were answered by intermittent chords from the orchestra. Review: Make Music New York Teaches Buildings How to Sing 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z We saw more than 20 species, including a hairy woodpecker and a downy woodpecker working the same tree. Eagle-Eyed Urbanites? Winter Treks 2011-02-17T21:01:12Z The prettiest species — and probably the one you are least likely to see — is the red-headed woodpecker. The percussive appeal of the woodpecker 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z In the natural world’s symphony orchestra, woodpeckers are the percussionists. The percussive appeal of the woodpecker 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z One challenge was to discern the hairy woodpecker from its doppelganger, the downy woodpecker. The percussive appeal of the woodpecker 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z Most woodpecker species are doing all right, but the red-headed woodpecker, which is migratory and hoards acorns, is not. The percussive appeal of the woodpecker 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z Some said that the signal’s short, repetitive tapping noise sounded like a bird — thus the woodpecker moniker. In Ukraine, a radioactive nuclear ghost town near Chernobyl is a hot destination 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z Her own home sits on three lots, her backyard lush with pomegranate trees, grape vines, woodpeckers, turtles, feral cats, possums, raccoons and snakes. An Artist Who Makes Paintings Without a Canvas 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z “I mean swallows, ospreys, woodpeckers, warblers, turkey vultures. People think, ah, turkey vultures, but I get excited to see them every year.” Birds by the Billions: A Guide to Spring’s Avian Parade 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z In front of the lodge, more than a dozen feeders were filled with bridled titmouse, cartoonish acorn woodpeckers, thick-billed, black-headed grosbeaks and gregarious pine siskins. A Birding Adventure in Arizona’s ‘Sky Islands’ 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z As a piece of ammunition, the woodpecker wound up falling short of expectations — the Northern Lights degraded its ability to reach the U.S. effectively — but its origin was a source of great speculation and mystery. Sundance 2015: As war escalates at home, two Ukrainians take on Putin 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z “I’ve never known of one fatality caused by either one of them,” he says, “but this woodpecker, it’s going to kill some folks probably if they keep stopping on these highways taking pictures.” | 'Ghost Bird': An Arkansas Mystery: The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker 2010-04-27T22:02:00Z We set out in his crawfish skiff and entered the swamp, a gorgeous, haunting tangle of bald cypress trees, Spanish moss, pilated woodpeckers and, theoretically, alligators. Into Cajun Country: From Po'boys to the Pink Panther 2010-09-01T03:00:00Z As for wildlife, the exhibit keeps things streamlined by focusing on four indicator species: the wolverine, the coastal tailed frog, the hairy woodpecker and clubmoss mountain heather. Burke Museum exhibit draws attention to our ‘Wild Nearby’ 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z On the way back, I found another collection of snags, again with woodpecker holes but no birds. The percussive appeal of the woodpecker 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z “Speaking Spaces No. 1” may at first come across as a field recording of a nature walk — complete with birdsong and woodpecker percussion rolls — until the piece seems to wander into an industrial landscape. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z SAT Walk to learn about woodpeckers, bring binoculars if you have them, 9 a.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2014-01-29T21:13:11Z “I think mine would be a woodpecker,” he said, “because it’s always there, hammering away — ‘don’t say that, do say this.’” Harry Potter Brought Him to Broadway. Now His Work is Everywhere. 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z Instead there is the sound of wind in the treetops, and the insistent hammering of a pileated woodpecker. South Mountain Reservation in Essex County, N.J. 2012-07-12T21:26:53Z Still searching for the elusive ivory-billed woodpecker, and following leads from an amateur birder online, Mandrick travels to Eglin Air Force Base on Florida’s swampy panhandle. Jungle Mold, Ornithology and Lawn Care: 3 New Novels Find Hilarity in Unexpected Places 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z For some regional icons, like the ivory-billed woodpecker, it may already be too late. The U.S. Issue: Endangered Species: A Coast-to-Coast Guide to Endangered Species 2011-05-13T20:22:51Z Director Scott Crocker will be in town tonight to host two screenings of his documentary "Ghost Bird," about the mystery of the ivory-billed woodpecker. 'Bear City' opens Lesbian & Gay film fest; Silent Monday shows 'Underworld' 2010-10-14T20:49:00Z Seeing a yellow-tufted woodpecker poke holes in a dead palm, Mr. Panama explained that macaws and other birds would eventually make nests there. Bears, Binoculars and Bucket-List Birds: A 15-Day Tour in Ecuador 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z You don’t even have to walk around: You can sit in the Waterside Cafe with your cappuccino, watching the great spotted woodpeckers, the tufted ducks and the greenfinches on CCTV. In northeast England, learning about birds of prey and their high-flying ways I grew up in a part of the world where there was a beautiful green-plumed woodpecker, but the only place to find it was on the label of a brand of hard cider. The percussive appeal of the woodpecker 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z SAT Walk in the woods to learn about woodpeckers, for adults and ages 8 and older, children accompanied by adult, 9 a.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Close–up shots will find a deeper meaning in their bark and the creatures, such as beetles and woodpeckers that call them home or the fungi and lichen that cling to their trunks and branches. Capture the history of Britain's ancient trees 2011-08-01T06:00:01Z In addition to the hairy and downy woodpeckers, there are bigger and brighter woodpeckers happy to entertain the gardener and other nature lovers. The percussive appeal of the woodpecker 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z In the tree, ten feet above the ground Becky and I drink coffee from thermoses, and a female hairy woodpecker lands on the limb above my head. When I learned to hunt 2013-01-06T01:00:00Z Now the sun is shining and woodpeckers, chipmunks and squirrels visit us. Brian Cox: 'I’m dying to get back to work so I can get some rest' 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z She met with Dr. O’Shea during her visit to the island and listened carefully as he described how the restoration of the island appeared to be drawing stingrays, sea turtles and even woodpeckers. How Green is Your Cruise? 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z We woke, toasty and rested, to the sound of a woodpecker in the distance and snowflakes on the roof. Camping without the hassle: New service rents you all the gear you need, plus the car 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Yet Louis Vuitton’s was possibly the menswear season’s most inventive: Multicolored toy twin woodpeckers on a pole with the house monogram from top to bottom. Dior reconstructs Paris in spectacular Fashion Week show 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z “We keep deadwood on the trees, and that’s what woodpeckers thrive on,” said Ken Rosenberg, conservation scientist at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Upstate New York. The percussive appeal of the woodpecker 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z Hanson said seedlings are rising from the ashes in high-severity patches of fire and the dead wood provides habitat for imperiled spotted owls, Pacific fishers and rare woodpeckers. Fire, other ravages jeopardize California’s prized forests 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z In fact, Bean says, it did the opposite: landowners would sometimes clear-cut potential woodpecker habitat just to avoid the law's constraints. Can We Save Every Species from Extinction? 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Unofficial sightings of the woodpecker have continued over the years. Feds remove 21 now extinct species from endangered list 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z They also recognized acorn woodpeckers, a California towhee, dozens of turkey vultures circling overhead, a dark-eyed junco, a mockingbird, an Anna’s hummingbird and a black phoebe. How L.A.’s bird population is shaped by historic redlining and racist loan practices 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Eleven have been declared extinct, a label proposed for 23 others, including the ivory-billed woodpecker. After helping prevent extinctions for 50 years, the Endangered Species Act itself may be in peril 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z I had to content myself with watching a YouTube video featuring another of Stenmo’s favorite trees, an incense cedar that he loves to eat lunch with his back against as he listens to woodpeckers. 8 L.A. trees to love that aren't jacarandas 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z The woodpecker population continued to drop until the 1990s. Can We Save Every Species from Extinction? 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Birding holy grail: Does this video show that the ivory-billed woodpecker still exists? The Evidence for Therapy 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z Also, a downy woodpecker was incorrectly identified as a hairy woodpecker. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Try harder on images for birds in D.C. area 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z His vivid paintings of the ivory-billed woodpecker, American flamingo and hundreds of other species culminated in his seminal “Birds of America,” printed between 1827 and 1838. National Audubon Society, pressured to drop enslaver’s name, keeps it 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z That means fewer acorns — the staple that allows bears, turkeys, woodpeckers, squirrels, chipmunks, mice and many other species to survive the winter. Opinion | I bought a gun — and I intend to use it 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z Like the woodpeckers, it is adapted to open-canopied longleaf forests, where it basks in the sun, feeds on herbaceous plants and digs deep burrows in the sandy soil. Can We Save Every Species from Extinction? 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Nut hoarders: An exterminator inspected a home for mealworms and found that acorn woodpeckers had stored over 700 pounds of acorns stacked almost 25 feet high in the home’s chimney, The Press Democrat reports. Understanding the Massacre in Goshen 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z A photo caption that accompanied an image with the article misidentified a downy woodpecker as a hairy woodpecker, and a group of bright yellow finches or vireos was referred to only as “birds.” Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Try harder on images for birds in D.C. area 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z He soon discovered woodpeckers had stored tens of thousands of acorns, which he said weighed roughly 700 pounds, in a wall cavity. On routine house call, pest control finds 700 pounds of acorns in the walls 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Díaz, a tourist guide, shines a laser pointer at a woodpecker and a toucan, and then moves it over to the blue tail of a Yucatecan jay. In Mexico, worry that Maya Train will destroy jungle 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z A songbird chorus echoes from the treetops, accompanied by the wind whistling through pine boughs and a woodpecker’s steady drumming. With forests in peril, she’s on a mission to save ‘mother trees’ A rented wooden vacation cottage shudders in the gusts, and the woodpecker scarers attached to the shingles thwack like machine guns. Perspective | On California’s coast, humans ride out nature’s rage 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z The area had been burned a decade earlier in a wildfire, but they were surprised to find the area alive with wildflowers, dragonflies, butterflies, songbirds and woodpeckers. Learning to love — and protect — burned trees 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z As Castro and his crew carried the bags to their truck, they noticed woodpeckers and acorns scattered outside the house. On routine house call, pest control finds 700 pounds of acorns in the walls 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z A great spotted woodpecker from Kyiv garnered a community ID within minutes, a green toad from Crimea turned out to be a marsh frog. Can Humans Find Common Ground? Sure. Just Start With Sea Slugs and Bears. 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z For the first time, I see three woodpecker holes, so beautifully aligned they look like Orion’s belt. Giving Thanks for a Beloved Sugar Maple 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z The birds that overwinter here, like chickadees and robins, woodpeckers and quail, are appreciatively called the jewels of the garden — a name that also describes the berries they so flagrantly and delightedly dine on. In the winter garden, these berried treasures feed the birds and the spirit 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z He would go on to make films on topics as diverse as Theodore Roosevelt’s African safari, the exploration of Antarctica and the fate of the ivory-billed woodpecker. How I wound up investigating the sport my father made famous Paul Bannick, who has written two books about woodpeckers, said the acorn woodpecker, a species common on the West Coast, often amasses thousands of the nuts for winter. On routine house call, pest control finds 700 pounds of acorns in the walls 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z A woodpecker that was thought to have almost died out locally has been spotted on a farm and experts believe it is due to organic farming practices. Rare woodpecker returns to Dorset 'due to organic farming' 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Keep your head on a swivel for a flash of color, and you just might see a yellow-billed cuckoo, green heron or red-headed woodpecker. Eight great places to see the Mid-Atlantic’s migrating birds 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Mark Gold, director of ocean and coastal policy for the state, called Wan an “eco-warrior” and said her conservation work extended beyond the boundaries of the state, covering everything from woodpeckers to whales. Column: 'We just lost a giant.' Sara Wan, fierce environmentalist and coastal defender, dies at 83 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z I missed walking outside to the chirpy song of a red-winged blackbird first thing in the morning, the downy woodpeckers tapping away on our old maple tree. Perspective | Creating a garden as a refuge for pollinators — and myself 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Acorn woodpeckers can drill small holes in almost anything — trees, birdhouses, cabins, houses — to hoard food, he said. On routine house call, pest control finds 700 pounds of acorns in the walls 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z "Now we know they are there we can work with Hollis Mead to ensure that habitat is protected and make sure farmers are aware the lesser spotted woodpecker is in the area," she added. Rare woodpecker returns to Dorset 'due to organic farming' 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z The downy woodpecker and the hairy woodpecker are two species that live in the same habitats. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife Service said in 2021 that it planned to declare 23 species extinct, including North America’s largest woodpecker - also dubbed the Lord God bird after an exclamation sometimes made by viewers. Do videos show ivory-billed woodpecker, or is it extinct? 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife Service said in 2021 that it planned to declare 23 species extinct, including North America’s largest woodpecker — also dubbed the Lord God bird after an exclamation sometimes made by viewers. Do videos show ivory-billed woodpecker, or is it extinct? 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Acorns are vital for the birds’ breeding, Bannick said, because they help female woodpeckers stay plump and healthy throughout the winter. On routine house call, pest control finds 700 pounds of acorns in the walls 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Ms Newton said its organic practices will have made a difference for the lesser spotted woodpecker and other species. Rare woodpecker returns to Dorset 'due to organic farming' 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z The downy woodpecker is slightly smaller and has a smaller beak than the hairy woodpecker. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Witko also recommends suet cages, which are good for attracting nuthatches, woodpeckers and Carolina wrens. Experts share their favorite backyard bird feeders 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z A little bit farther they found a woodpecker. Outside Victoria, a mysterious flock of creatures built from driftwood enchants locals 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z If the woodpeckers know there are acorns on the ground, “they’re going to collect and store as many as they possibly can.” On routine house call, pest control finds 700 pounds of acorns in the walls 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z It stands to reason that woodpeckers would evolve some kind of comparable safety gear to protect their heads from the constant, repetitive stress of banging their face against a woody surface. The most metal bird? Headbanging woodpeckers love pecking away without any brain protection 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z The downy woodpecker uses its bill to search for food on small twigs and branches while the hairy woodpecker is most often observed searching for food on tree trunks. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z But woodpeckers, despite smacking with accelerations three times the human concussion threshold, seem to escape unharmed, says Sam Van Wassenbergh, a biomechanist at the University of Antwerp and lead author on the study. Contrary to popular belief, woodpeckers don’t protect their brains when headbanging trees 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z Thirteen driftwood sculptures — different kinds of owls, woodpeckers, northern flicker, a kingfisher and a crow — are playing hide-and-seek along the trail. Outside Victoria, a mysterious flock of creatures built from driftwood enchants locals 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z After Castro witnessed woodpeckers’ obsessions firsthand, he repaired the areas the birds damaged and added screens to cover wood sections on the home’s exterior. On routine house call, pest control finds 700 pounds of acorns in the walls 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z The discovery that woodpeckers are pecking away unprotected comes from a recent paper published by the scientific journal Current Biology; the online version of the paper includes some entertaining slow-motion video clips of woodpeckers pecking. The most metal bird? Headbanging woodpeckers love pecking away without any brain protection 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z Both woodpeckers have identical bill structure, but do not access their food from the same places in the habitat. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z If its head absorbed part of the impact, the bird couldn’t exert as large a force—meaning the woodpecker would peck less wood. Contrary to popular belief, woodpeckers don’t protect their brains when headbanging trees 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z The birds’ distinctive drumming and drilling had led researchers to hypothesize that the bone between woodpeckers’ beak and braincase must absorb shocks to protect their brain from concussions. Head-Banging Woodpeckers Could Give Themselves a Concussion Every Day: Here’s How They Avoid It 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z Watching a woodpecker repeatedly smash its face into a tree, it’s hard not to wonder how its brain stays intact. Why Woodpeckers Don’t Mind Hitting Trees With Their Faces 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z It seemed unthinkable that there wouldn't be some kind of natural shock absorber in the woodpecker's head or neck to protect it from sustained neurological damage, given that they evolved to peck incessantly. The most metal bird? Headbanging woodpeckers love pecking away without any brain protection 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z Both woodpeckers share similarities in their bill structures. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z In addition, woodpeckers may contain specialized mechanisms to prevent and repair minor brain trauma. Contrary to popular belief, woodpeckers don’t protect their brains when headbanging trees 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z To investigate this question, European and Canadian researchers used high-speed video of three species of woodpeckers in action. Head-Banging Woodpeckers Could Give Themselves a Concussion Every Day: Here’s How They Avoid It 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z For years, the prevailing theory has been that structures in and around a woodpecker’s skull absorb the shocks created during pecking. Why Woodpeckers Don’t Mind Hitting Trees With Their Faces 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z At the least, the study notes that the impact on woodpeckers' skulls appears to be "below primate concussion thresholds." The most metal bird? Headbanging woodpeckers love pecking away without any brain protection 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z A woodpecker cackles; bluebells tremble in the breeze. Wood turtles are being poached. But Stumpy keeps surviving. 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Jae-Young Jung, a biomedical engineer at the University of California, San Francisco, notes that woodpeckers are known to brave opponents tougher than wood—including metal poles. Contrary to popular belief, woodpeckers don’t protect their brains when headbanging trees 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z Based on the models, the forces woodpeckers’ brain sustains are below the danger threshold by a factor of two. Head-Banging Woodpeckers Could Give Themselves a Concussion Every Day: Here’s How They Avoid It 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z “Blogs and information panels at zoos all present this as fact — that shock absorption is occurring in woodpeckers,” said Sam Van Wassenbergh, a biologist at the University of Antwerp. Why Woodpeckers Don’t Mind Hitting Trees With Their Faces 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z And make no mistake about it: Just like football players and hard rockers, woodpeckers very much love pecking, regardless of the possible damage to their brains. The most metal bird? Headbanging woodpeckers love pecking away without any brain protection 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z In a corner, an American three-toed woodpecker sits in a tree. A walking tour of Manhattan’s Audubon Mural Project 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z Still, he says, the study “will open up new questions and new ideas about how woodpeckers really do their job.” Contrary to popular belief, woodpeckers don’t protect their brains when headbanging trees 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z If the woodpecker absorbs some of the energy it directs at the tree, then less energy is imparted to the tree trunk, and it has to peck even harder to make holes. Head-Banging Woodpeckers Could Give Themselves a Concussion Every Day: Here’s How They Avoid It 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z They discovered that woodpeckers are not absorbing shocks during pecking and, they likely aren’t being concussed by using their heads like hammers. Why Woodpeckers Don’t Mind Hitting Trees With Their Faces 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z The agency is still reviewing evidence from two public comment periods about the woodpecker, Trahan said. Knock-knock. Are any ivory-billed woodpeckers out there? 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z His tenants and neighbors are subjected to a constant and annoying bird “sound system” utilized to scare away a woodpecker. Rant & Rave: Missing cat found almost 2 years later, thanks to helpful Seattleites 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z But if you do, maybe don’t look to the woodpecker for inspiration. Contrary to popular belief, woodpeckers don’t protect their brains when headbanging trees 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z “The key is that the head of the woodpecker is just much smaller than that of a human.” Head-Banging Woodpeckers Could Give Themselves a Concussion Every Day: Here’s How They Avoid It 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z When a woodpecker slams its beak into a tree, it generates a shock. Why Woodpeckers Don’t Mind Hitting Trees With Their Faces 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife Service put off a decision about whether ivory-billed woodpeckers are extinct, announcing Wednesday that it’s adding six months to review information, including a month of public comment. Knock-knock. Are any ivory-billed woodpeckers out there? 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Anderson says “hard excavators,” such as the pileated woodpecker and northern flicker, will begin the process by hollowing out holes searching for insects. Living with wildlife: Turn your yard into a welcoming habitat for animals and insects | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z Scientists have long hypothesized that a spongy bone in the woodpecker’s skull cushions its repeated head slams like a well-designed safety helmet. Contrary to popular belief, woodpeckers don’t protect their brains when headbanging trees 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z It seems clear, however, that, given these unknowns, the woodpecker braincase is not a good model to inspire the design of helmets for humans. Head-Banging Woodpeckers Could Give Themselves a Concussion Every Day: Here’s How They Avoid It 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z Maja Mielke, a biologist at the University of Antwerp and a co-author of the study, added that like a hammer, a woodpecker’s skull is “really optimized for pecking performance.” Why Woodpeckers Don’t Mind Hitting Trees With Their Faces 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z One shows a group of three large woodpeckers pecking at branches high in a tree. Knock-knock. Are any ivory-billed woodpeckers out there? 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Many different birds frequent the area around Beth Hughitt’s Luray, Va., home: eagles, hummingbirds, orioles, bluebirds, blue jays, goldfinches, swallows, all kinds of woodpeckers — and mourning doves. Perspective | Winged victory: Readers stick up for the lowly mourning dove 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z Whether digging for food, constructing housing, or luring mates, woodpeckers bang their heads into trees about 20 times per second. Contrary to popular belief, woodpeckers don’t protect their brains when headbanging trees 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z He didn’t see much wildlife of note, though he did spot a pileated woodpecker with a vibrant red head, a falcon near its nest, and a few hawks. This North Seattle man walked every Seattle neighborhood — some 2,500 miles — in 2 years 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z But with one mystery solved emerged another: How do woodpecker brains withstand that repeated shock? Why Woodpeckers Don’t Mind Hitting Trees With Their Faces 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z “The only woodpecker that foraged together in small groups was the ivorybill,” he said. Knock-knock. Are any ivory-billed woodpeckers out there? 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Later, they debated the age of a red oak tree, identified a red-bellied woodpecker and picked up sea glass by Lake Mendota near the university campus. To fight climate despair, this Christian ecologist says science isn’t enough 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z The likes of woodpeckers, stag beetles, and dragonflies have made repeat appearances after he adopted a laissez-faire approach to his garden as a whole. Gardeners urged to let lawns go wild to boost nature 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife Service proposed declaring the giant woodpecker extinct—the last conclusive evidence is from 1944—and removing it from the Endangered Species List. News at a glance: Second boosters, climate protests, and an elusive woodpecker 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z “We forget that woodpeckers are considerably smaller than humans,” Dr. Van Wassenbergh said. Why Woodpeckers Don’t Mind Hitting Trees With Their Faces 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z The Wildlife and Fisheries Service announcement in September opened a 60-day period for public comment, and another comment period was opened with a virtual public meeting about the woodpecker in January. Knock-knock. Are any ivory-billed woodpeckers out there? 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z A starling flaps its wings in Central Park, and around 130 years later, a woodpecker loses its nest and a dairy farmer loses their livelihood. The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z Trees were chiseled by woodpeckers seeking grubs, the wood chips in a yellow scatter all over the ground. WA to preserve 10,000 acres of trees to sell as carbon credits to polluters 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z The woodpecker is back, hammering the gutter above my bedroom window every dawn in a staccato that reverberates through my morning fog louder than last night’s burgundy. Wine prices are rising. Here’s how to still find good values. 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z But don’t always peer skyward while you’re there: The waters and the woods can yield sightings of a variety of birds, including pied-billed grebes, American coots, red-billed woodpeckers and Bonaparte’s gull. Six stellar stargazing spots around the D.C. area 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z The Washington Post published a front-page photo of her in a Karuk dress of dried bear grass, a woven basket cap and a white leather sash adorned with Pileated woodpecker scalps. California tribe confronts crisis of missing, murdered women 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z The 2003 paper on starling dominance found three species of woodpeckers experienced population increases since the European birds arrived, although it does not make a case for causation. The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z Overhead, woodpeckers tapped their rhythmic codes into the dead wood of paper birches. Three days along North America’s longest backcountry ski trail 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z Whether that was a condor or not, it was a good day, with sightings of many vultures, one eagle and a few woodpeckers. Why are so many people heading to California’s newest national park? 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z Arndt and Tautz devote an entire chapter to chronicling how a forest bee swarm can convert a woodpecker nest into a bee nest — a process that takes more than a year. Review | An up-close look at the secret lives of wild honey bees 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z Many tree-dwelling creatures, like gliding squirrels and woodpeckers, can stick their landings with ease, thanks to skin folds and feathers that slow them down to gently land feet first. Watch this gecko smash headfirst into a tree—and still stick the landing 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Mirando-Castro said the mining project could dry out vegetation and increase the risk of fires, a potential threat to animals such as the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker. Tightened federal water protections won’t slow some projects 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Over the decades, the screens deteriorated and woodpeckers had enlarged the openings. 4 straightforward DIY repairs to try taking on in the new year | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z Linda Covello, who lives down the road, and who has also kept a dead tree in place because woodpeckers regularly nest there, described Ms. Jacobs as “some sort of Galadriel from Lord of the Rings.” Meet an Ecologist Who Works for God (and Against Lawns) 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z Their work illuminates an elaborate hidden hierarchy: Northern mockingbirds and red-bellied woodpeckers are pugnacious for their size, but both would give way if a truly dominant bird like an American crow descended upon the feeder. Which birds are the biggest jerks at the feeder? A massive data analysis reveals the answer 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z They will leave it for now for the woodpeckers to feast on but plan to have it cut to a smaller stump in the spring, Aga Jones said. Across the Mid-Atlantic, giant oak trees are dying 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z The flames can even be directed, to some degree, to protect certain parts of the land, avoid an old standing tree snag that woodpeckers like, clear away parasitic mistletoe, and kill off weeds. For forest blazes grown wilder, an alternative: The ‘good fire' 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z Consider the ivory-billed woodpecker, which the U.S. government declared extinct Sept. 27. L.A. mystery: the mourning doves stopped singing. What happened to them? 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Some species benefit from wildfire, such as raptors that hunt rodents running from the flames, beetles that move into dead wood and lay eggs, and woodpeckers that feed on them and nest in hollow trees. EXPLAINER: How wildfires impact wildlife, their habitat 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z “You see it at your feeder, and you’re like ‘Oh, that woodpecker? he’s a mean one!’ and you ascribe these individual preferences to birds at your feeder,” said Cornell University ornithologist Eliot Miller. Which birds are the biggest jerks at the feeder? A massive data analysis reveals the answer 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife Service declared its intention to remove 23 long-unseen species — including the ivory-billed woodpecker and a mussel called the flat pigtoe — from the protection of the Endangered Species Act. Extinction: 23 gone, countless more to save 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z In the 2000s, birdwatchers reported sighting the woodpecker, once the United States’s largest, for the first time in decades, but the reports were never fully confirmed. News at a glance: A telescope’s namesake questioned, flood-risk maps, and an extinct woodpecker 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z Despite many searches mounted over the years, the woodpecker hadn’t been seen in decades. L.A. mystery: the mourning doves stopped singing. What happened to them? 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Firefighters cut low-lying branches from old pine trees where the red-cockaded woodpecker nests and burned other potential fuel. EXPLAINER: How wildfires impact wildlife, their habitat 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z Body mass is generally a good predictor of bird dominance, but woodpeckers dominate even some birds that outweigh them. Which birds are the biggest jerks at the feeder? A massive data analysis reveals the answer 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z Sure, some dedicated people will probably continue to look for several of these species, especially the woodpecker, but the odds aren't in their favor. Extinction: 23 gone, countless more to save 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z If trends continue, we may be joining the ivory-billed woodpecker among the extinct. Opinion | Why it’s not surprising that young men are abandoning college 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z Just having the big woodpecker alive in a swamp near Brinkley, Ark., made people happy. Opinion | A woodpecker is officially declared extinct. Why should we care? 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z “What ended up happening is the fire did approach that area, but because of these measures, it did not affect the nesting areas of the woodpecker,” said U.S. EXPLAINER: How wildfires impact wildlife, their habitat 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z She noted that the Fish and Wildlife Service officially declared the ivory-billed woodpecker extinct Wednesday, along with 22 other species that can no longer be found in the wild. Biden officials finalize a rule making it harder to kill birds, reversing Trump 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z Perhaps it was the iconic ivory-billed woodpecker; perhaps it was the fact that Fish and Wildlife presented a bulk list of extinctions. Extinction: 23 gone, countless more to save 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z The political will to find — and save — the ivory-billed woodpecker never flagged. Ivory-billed woodpecker officially declared extinct, along with 22 other species 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z Their bombshell announcement: The ivory-billed woodpecker, long thought extinct, had been rediscovered in bottomland forest in Arkansas. Opinion | A woodpecker is officially declared extinct. Why should we care? 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z That decline was punctuated by news Wednesday that the famed ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 other species have gone extinct. US to resume enforcement of unlawful bird deaths by industry 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z The ivory-billed woodpecker was once the US's largest woodpecker species but the last commonly agreed sighting was in 1944 in Louisiana. US declares 23 bird, fish and other species extinct 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z The ivory-billed woodpecker, which birders have been seeking in the bayous of Arkansas, is gone forever, according to federal officials. Protected Too Late: U.S. Officials Report More Than 20 Extinctions 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z With a range that once spanned from the coastal plains of North Carolina to the bayous of East Texas, the ivory-billed woodpecker suffered a precipitous drop in numbers during the 1800s. Ivory-billed woodpecker officially declared extinct, along with 22 other species 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife Service has issued another announcement, formally declaring the ivory-billed woodpecker to be extinct. Opinion | A woodpecker is officially declared extinct. Why should we care? 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z The ivory-billed woodpecker was perhaps the best known species the U.S. US says ivory-billed woodpecker, 22 other species extinct 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z And not just the mallards and herring gulls that you might expect on a waterfront, but swallows, woodpeckers and rare sparrows, as well as 31 species of warblers. Why you should do your spring planting in the fall 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z No animal in the batch has been sought more passionately than the ivory-bill, the largest woodpecker in the United States. Protected Too Late: U.S. Officials Report More Than 20 Extinctions 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z Environmentalists feared such “salvage” logging could harm forest dwellers such as woodpeckers, which rely on dead trees for nests and insects to eat. A huge forest experiment aims to reduce wildfires. Can it unite loggers and environmentalists? 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z On a visit to a woodland swamp, we listen to the tapping of a woodpecker. Extreme Birding Competition Is a Cutthroat Test of Skill, Strategy and Endurance 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z A leading figure in the hunt for the ivory-billed woodpecker said it was premature to call off the effort, after millions of dollars spent on searches and habitat preservation efforts. US says ivory-billed woodpecker, 22 other species extinct 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z But they have attracted otters, allowed water pools to fill with trout, frogs and toads, and given a nesting place in dead trees to woodpeckers, Ms. Ramsay said. Beavers Re-emerge in Scotland, Drawing Ire of Farmers 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z When Amy Trahan, a biologist with the Fish and Wildlife Service, completed the most recent species assessment for the woodpecker, she said, she had to make her recommendation based on the best available science. Protected Too Late: U.S. Officials Report More Than 20 Extinctions 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z The new study expands Ausprey's Peru observations to a wider variety of birds elsewhere, including parrots, woodpeckers and finches. Birds’ Eye Size Predicts Vulnerability to Habitat Loss 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Tripp explains that some of Connecticut's woodpecker species tap similarly, but this one is distinctive, starting out fast and then slowing down at the end of the sequence. Extreme Birding Competition Is a Cutthroat Test of Skill, Strategy and Endurance 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z The area is home to woodpeckers like the red-breasted sapsucker and songbirds like the black-headed grosbeak, which whistles its warbled song in the shade. Try not to smile on this loop of the off-leash area at Marymoor Park, aka Doggy Disneyland 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z Michael Pardo, a postdoctoral researcher at Colorado State University who wrote his Ph.D. thesis on woodpeckers, switched to studying vocal communication in African elephants three years ago. What Has Four Legs, a Trunk and a Behavioral Database? 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z That caused a major shift in wildlife and threatened endangered wolf and woodpecker species. ‘Tree Farts’ Increase Carbon Emissions in Ghost Forests 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z Loggers were furious at Brown for having halted logging in local national forests by suing to protect species like woodpeckers and redband trout and by tying the U.S. Opinion | They Overcame Mutual Loathing, and Saved a Town 2021-04-10T04:00:00Z Forest Service, found that populations of red-bellied woodpeckers, brown-headed cowbirds, blue jays and common grackles increased significantly one to three years after cicada emergences and that their populations then dropped back down to normal. Brood X Cicadas Could Cause a Bird Baby Boom 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z All around the yard the downy woodpeckers and the Carolina wrens and the tufted titmice are traveling from branch to branch, two by two. Opinion | I Will Not Rest Until This Garden Grows 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z So why doesn’t the same thing happen to the sharp beaks of woodpeckers? Video reveals why woodpeckers don’t get stuck to trees 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z Among the species he reported seeing were the hairy woodpecker, downy woodpecker, black-capped chickadee, red breasted nuthatch, white breasted nuthatch and red-bellied woodpecker. Mild weather leads to mixed results for annual bird count 2021-01-02T05:00:00Z Some suffered beaver girdles and the predation by woolly adelgids but still the pileated woodpeckers found what they required in the snags. Poem: Letter to 2050 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z Acorn woodpeckers fiercely defend territories of granary trees stuffed with supplies, and when a vacancy opens up, rival teams swoop in to fight for it. From Rapping Robots to Glowing Frogs: Our Favorite Fun Stories of 2020 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z Today, in part three of our three-part audio sound escape, we ascend into the trees where howler monkeys and crested-crimson woodpeckers rule the airwaves. Science Sound(E)scapes: Head-Banging and Howling in the Amazon 2020-11-06T05:00:00Z If that happens, the woodpecker’s status would change from endangered to threatened. Editorial Roundup: Louisiana 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z The red-bellied woodpecker is not a rare bird, but there’s only been one which has made Lake Herman its home, according to Bame. Mild weather leads to mixed results for annual bird count 2021-01-02T05:00:00Z The Americas’ western oak woodlands are fragmented into territories that are often fiercely contested—by groups of acorn woodpeckers. Vicious Woodpecker Battles Draw an Avian Audience 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z Biologists enjoy watching such fierce spectacles, but they’re not the only ones—other acorn woodpeckers quickly learn of the fights, and they fly in from kilometers away to watch the action. From Rapping Robots to Glowing Frogs: Our Favorite Fun Stories of 2020 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z A cage hung from a tree and containing suet cakes laced with peanuts or fruit is a favorite of woodpeckers, but other species will indulge as well. Get the Birds To Come To You 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z In this case, that requires deliberate efforts to increase woodpecker numbers so they can be a beautiful, vibrant part of our nature community. Editorial Roundup: Louisiana 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z It’s “Wild Bird Alley,” where owls and woodpeckers nest. Nature’s streaming service: Binge on flora, fauna and water-stewardship facts 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z The black-backed woodpecker, for instance, feasts on the eggs that beetles lay on charred trees, and the white-headed woodpecker likes to nest in newly opened areas. As wildfires continue in western United States, biologists fear for vulnerable species 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z The species is the only North American woodpecker that carves living quarters inside live trees, which takes years. Feds: Relax protections for woodpecker endangered since 1970 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z In Michigan over the summer, an array of feeders attracted Baltimore Orioles, tufted titmice, red-bellied woodpeckers, rose-breasted grosbeaks, warblers and pine siskins. Get the Birds To Come To You 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z The Advocate on saving an endangered woodpecker species in Louisiana: Editorial Roundup: Louisiana 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z Nearby woodpecker groups rush to the site and fight long, gory battles until one collective wins, according to a study published Monday in Current Biology. In This Woodpecker Kingdom, War Is a Spectator Sport 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z Then, a great spotted woodpecker swooped down and became aggressive with the squirrel. Woodpecker gets aggressive with red squirrel over nuts: 'It was like they were going to have a fight' 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z One installs prefabricated woodpecker houses that are set flush into tall pines, or drills cavities for the birds. Feds: Relax protections for woodpecker endangered since 1970 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z Two of his most memorable moments are photographing an owl with a pop of flash to illuminate its eyes and spending two weeks documenting a family of pileated woodpeckers nesting in a dead cottonwood tree. New trail touts 60 top bird-watching spots around Indiana 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z Since there were about 1,500 to 3,500 of these woodpecker clusters when the birds were nearly extinct and listed as endangered, there are arguments that having 7,800 clusters today should be enough. Editorial Roundup: Louisiana 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z To keep track of these chaotic events, the researchers tapped into the movements of up to 70 woodpeckers, which were fitted with radio tags on their backs and followed since 2016. In This Woodpecker Kingdom, War Is a Spectator Sport 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z One site we visited was a wooden electrical pole along the scenic Silverado Trail, at the foot of a dry mountain and in the shadow of trees dying from woodpecker damage. How PG&E Is Racing to Improve Safety as Fire Season Approaches 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z Sen. Jesse Helms of North Carolina tried to get exempted from the Endangered Species Act because protecting woodpeckers interfered with military training. Feds: Relax protections for woodpecker endangered since 1970 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z The oaks are no longer obscured, sunlight can penetrate the canopy, and red-headed woodpeckers, indigo buntings and monarch butterflies are drawn in, the Wisconsin State Journal reported. A return to the past with oak savannas in Dane County parks 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z In contrast, many other species — pheasants, woodpeckers, geese, coots and quail — are not particularly suitable hosts. How Humanity Unleashed a Flood of New Diseases 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Bears den in the cavities of massive gnarly old trees, and birds, including pileated woodpeckers, nest and feed in their branches. Scientists say the last of British Columbia’s old-growth trees will soon be gone, if policies don’t change 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z They typically nest in hollow trees, abandoned woodpecker cavities and similar hollows. The pleasures of hiking, bird watching and wildlife | Provided by Wesley at Tehaleh 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z All was going as planned until a few days ago, when some house sparrows and a woodpecker began pestering the wrens — perching on their house, blocking their entrance. Perspective | A birdhouse provides an opportunity to see nature up close. It’s not always pretty. 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z In the Southeast, biologists are installing the reproductions of the cavities red-cockaded woodpeckers need to provide homes for and protect the endangered birds. Florida grasshopper sparrow will probably go extinct. A conservation effort may be the last hope. 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z All is quiet in the woods except for the clatter of a woodpecker somewhere nearby. Opinion | The Courage to Be Alone 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z Ironically, we’ve had a woodpecker in the garden for the first time. Lockdown diary: ‘War, famine, flood, fire – remember those happy days?' 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z We hear the woodpecker at work on the chimney. Poem: The Morning News 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z Other sites contained gruesome accounts of woodpeckers massacring nests of baby doves. Perspective | A birdhouse provides an opportunity to see nature up close. It’s not always pretty. 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z To the left, woodpeckers hunted for insects in sycamores shading an empty parking lot. As humanity hides from coronavirus, wildlife reclaims lost territory 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z Streams whoosh, swollen with winter rains, and birds — robins, sparrows, grosbeaks, woodpeckers and hawks — trill and chatter. The Sound of One Shrimp Snapping 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z The vapour trails that once hatched our bit of sky all the way from the Irish Sea to the Pennines are now as rare as woodpeckers. Lockdown diary: ‘War, famine, flood, fire – remember those happy days?' 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z There’s the quirky squeak of the American goldfinch, owl-like coos of mourning doves and the whinnying of the downy woodpecker as Central Park offers avid urban birders some respite. Hopeful birdsong, foreboding sirens: A pandemic in sound 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z The largest of the woodpeckers that frequent the area flew by, bigger than the red headed woodpecker and markedly larger than the downy woodpecker. In uncertain times, quest for birds offers an escape 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z Don’t miss the Solstice waterfall, tucked up next to the Roberts Ranch House, and keep your eyes peeled for red-tailed hawks and acorn woodpeckers on your way back to your car. Malibu's hidden history is lying in plain sight. Here's how to find it 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z Naturally fire-resistant, it survives storms, woodpeckers, hunters and the Civil War, until it succumbs to loggers in the 1880s. Reclaimed wood’s past adds character to decor | Produced by Advertising Publications 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z Another species found at Fort Bragg - the red-cockaded woodpecker - is a case of success but at a cost of $408 million over 19 years. Butterfly on a bomb range: Endangered Species Act at work 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z Another species found at Fort Bragg — the red-cockaded woodpecker — is a case in point. Butterfly on a bomb range: Endangered Species Act at work 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z Another species found at Fort Bragg — the red-cockaded woodpecker — is a case of success but at a cost of $408 million over 19 years. Butterfly on a bomb range: Endangered Species Act at work 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z The Indiana Raptor Center cares for injured bald eagles, hawks, owls, vultures, falcons and woodpeckers. Indiana Raptor Center aids hawks, owls, eagles and falcons 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z Red-cockaded woodpeckers, gopher tortoises and other animals that are now rare or endangered once thrived in the savanna. Connecting fractured habitats has long-lasting ecological benefits, study finds 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z Suddenly, a flash of black, red and white exploded from the greenery as the big, crested woodpecker swooped across our yard and into a neighbor’s tall oak. Opinion | Why doom and gloom won’t help us fight climate change 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z In the 1980s and 1990s, efforts to save the woodpecker and their trees set off a backlash among landowners who worried about interference on their private property. Butterfly on a bomb range: Endangered Species Act at work 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z In the 1980s and 1990s, efforts to save the woodpecker and their trees set off a backlash among landowners who worried about interference on their private property. Butterfly on a bomb range: Endangered Species Act at work 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z Indiana Raptor Center cares for hawks, owls, eagles, falcons, woodpeckers and vultures. Indiana Raptor Center aids hawks, owls, eagles and falcons 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z What’s needed is a woodpecker to hammer away with a message about the importance of money serving as a reliable measure of value — across borders and through time. Opinion | Forget ‘hawks’ and ‘doves’ at the Fed. We need a level monetary playing field. 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z In North Carolina, drones are finding the nests of endangered species like the red-cockaded woodpecker, said Basil Yap, unmanned aerial systems program manager at the state’s transportation department. APNewsBreak: Nearly all states use drones for range of work 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z Army officials weren’t happy either: They were being told they couldn’t train in many places because of the woodpecker. Butterfly on a bomb range: Endangered Species Act at work 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z But those who study concussions speak of a cumulative toll, like a woodpecker tap-tapping at a skull. A Giant Laid Low by Too Many Blows to the Head 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z Damage from wildlife — deer, bear woodpeckers, and squirrels — is not unusual for maple operations, but this year squirrels are wreaking havoc in some spots. Squirrels are damaging some maple syrup operations 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z The fires also help restore and maintain vital habitat for wildlife, including bobwhite quail and other grassland birds, wild turkeys, white-tailed deer, gopher tortoises and red-cockaded woodpeckers. South Carolina editorial roundup 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Red-capped woodpeckers knocked on standing deadwood; squirrels and chipmunks nibbled on cones to extract seeds; and fungi the size of dinner plates protruded from the trunks of some of the largest trees in the world. The last great tree: a majestic relic of Canada's vanishing boreal forest 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z At least 15,000 of the woodpeckers thrive on bases across the Southeast, where they’re best protected and counted regularly, Walters says. Butterfly on a bomb range: Endangered Species Act at work 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z Some birds, like chickadees, woodpeckers, jays and crows, store seeds in tiny crevices or hit up bird feeders, while other primarily insect-eating birds simply peck the ground or trees when they're hungry. Can birds survive a polar vortex? Here's what happens to feathered creatures in freezing temperatures 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z The snowy egret, vermilion flycatcher and Gila woodpecker are surging back in the Laguna Grande wetlands and the endangered yellow-billed cuckoo is found anew at this key stopover on the Pacific migratory bird flyway. Exploring the Ecosystem of the U.S.-Mexico Border 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Bats and birds, such as woodpeckers, need open woodland to swoop for prey. Chicago River advocates get grant to clear invasive species 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z The thrashing thrasher refuses to be seen further, so we push on to observe a downy woodpecker - “love a woodpecker”, Franzen mutters – and stop for a few moments to discuss his feelings on ducks. Jonathan Franzen: 'Climate change isn't only reason for bird decline' 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z The woodpecker is “an umbrella species” biologists say. Butterfly on a bomb range: Endangered Species Act at work 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z SAT Explore the world of woodpeckers, binoculars provided; for ages 10 and older, 8 a.m. Community calendar: Veterans Day events, International Auto Show, bazaars/sales and more 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z If, say, a protected woodpecker was on your land, the “Three S’s” doctrine held that you should kill it, bury it and keep your mouth shut about it. Opinion | Let’s Agree Not to Kill One Another 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z He said he first thought it was a woodpecker or a juvenile magpie until he contacted the RSPB, which confirmed it was a rose-coloured starling. Twitchers flock to man's home to see bird 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z “Raccoons, box turtles, ground skinks, all kinds of birds, we see redheaded woodpeckers, bluebirds - you name it. Come back when it’s a quieter day,” she said. Nature trail built by inmates opens on Arkansas lake island 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z In the Carolinas, it’s possible that Florence damaged pine forests that species such as the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker depend on for nesting and foraging, Golder said. Many people flee hurricanes. Some birdwatchers flock to them. 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z Since it’s a slow day — bad weather, they’ve learned, can keep birds hunkered out of sight — they drive to a burn area to hunt for woodpeckers, which often prefer such habitat. ‘Warblers & Woodpeckers’: Father and son take off for a big, rewarding year of birding 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z We looked at ivory-billed woodpeckers, Carolina parakeets, passenger pigeons and other extinct species, noting evidence of tissues sampled for genetic analyses that are rapidly increasing with improved technologies. Why Brazil's Museum Fire Matters 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z Several species of woodpeckers thrive on insects attracted to fire-killed trees. AP Explains: Driven by climate change, fire reshapes US West 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z Many native animals thrive in the years and decades after large intense fires, including deer, bats, woodpeckers and songbirds as well as Spotted Owls. Many native animals and birds thrive in burned forests, research shows 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z Today, “birds” alone lists woodpeckers, crossbills, jackdaws, crows, robins, thrushes, blue tits and great tits, goldfinches, bullfinches, ospreys, lapwings, oystercatchers, kestrels, a pheasant and several varieties of owl. From sharks to chimps to moon bears: tales of a supervet 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z No black-backed woodpeckers and they get stuck in the snow, but a couple of guys help them out and the birds they see on the way home bring the year’s total to 25. ‘Warblers & Woodpeckers’: Father and son take off for a big, rewarding year of birding 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z But it's good news for creatures like the green woodpecker, which enjoys an ant or ten on its summer menu. UK Heatwave 2018: The winners and losers 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z She likes being “back in the woods and listening to the woodpeckers.” A Maury Island home undergoes a major redesign, resulting in garden bliss 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z Acorn woodpeckers of North and Central America “will peck a little hole that an acorn will fit in perfectly, and then they will shove that acorn in the hole,” Titchenell says. Why a Squirrel Stashed 50 Pounds of Pine Cones in a Car 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z And Canadian researchers have examined the Carolina parakeet, ivory-billed woodpecker and passenger pigeon as potential contenders for “de-extinction,” in which harvested specimen DNA would be used to resurrect and reintroduce lost species. Unlocking secrets from extinct species stored at Ohio State 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z However, Montana in winter promises little, so the pair travel to Arizona, “a brand-new ecosystem” for them “with ornithological riches beyond our imagination: exotic hummingbirds, flycatchers, woodpeckers, raptors, buntings — maybe even a tropical trogon.” ‘Warblers & Woodpeckers’: Father and son take off for a big, rewarding year of birding 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z Other species — bluebirds, woodpeckers, kestrels — nest in them. Nature’s great bird migration under threat by you-know-who 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z All of these are threatened with the fate that has already befallen the Tasmanian tiger, the dodo, the ivory-billed woodpecker and the baiji dolphin – victims of humanity’s urge to kill, exploit and cultivate. Should we give up half of the Earth to wildlife? 2018-02-17T05:00:00Z Sometimes woodpeckers drill into trees to snack on insects that have bored under the bark. Woodpeckers show possible brain damage like that in football players 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z Scientists said an examination found build-ups of a protein called tau in woodpeckers’ brains that in people is associated with brain damage from neurodegenerative diseases and head trauma. A real head banger: woodpeckers show signs of potential brain damage 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z But woodpeckers may not be immune to head trauma after all. Could woodpeckers teach the NFL how to prevent brain injuries? 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z The forest also is home to bear, coyote, deer and birds from hairy woodpeckers to red-breasted sapsuckers. A vast new green jewel for the region in largest-ever community campaign led by Forterra 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z We stop, again and again, but hear only woodpeckers. Gravity-Defying Villagers Risk Their Lives for Christmas Trees 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z In 2015, an ornithologist filmed a desert woodpecker as it pecked through the skulls of mourning dove chicks to eat their baby brains. Woodpeckers show possible brain damage like that in football players 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z But research published on Friday shows for the first time that all this pecking seems to carry consequences for the woodpecker’s brain. A real head banger: woodpeckers show signs of potential brain damage 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z Eight of the ten woodpecker brains came back positive for deposits—but all of the blackbirds’ came back negative. Could woodpeckers teach the NFL how to prevent brain injuries? 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z But that remaining number of trees is far from enough to sustain owl and woodpecker populations in the Stanislaus national forest, environmentalists say. 'It has no protections': scientists fight for wildfire-burned land amid logging threat 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z In his notebooks, we see such questions as, describe the tongue of the woodpecker. What Made Leonardo da Vinci a Genius? 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z Yet a new report about woodpecker brain tissue raises the possibility that the birds do suffer some consequences. Woodpeckers show possible brain damage like that in football players 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z Scientists said an examination found build-ups of a protein called tau in woodpeckers’ brains that in people is associated with brain damage from neurodegenerative diseases and head trauma. A real head banger: woodpeckers show signs of potential brain damage 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z It’s not clear how much tau can accumulate in a woodpecker brain before the bird starts behaving abnormally, says Shannon Hackett, an evolutionary biologist at the Field Museum in Chicago. Could woodpeckers teach the NFL how to prevent brain injuries? 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z Hanson says the agency is unnecessarily clearing dead wood and obliterating crucial habitats for owls, woodpeckers and small mammals. 'It has no protections': scientists fight for wildfire-burned land amid logging threat 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z I don’t know whether woodpeckers think of doing other things – they probably peck wood more than I write! Philip Pullman: ‘My daemon is a raven, a bird that steals things’ 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z Our tongues don’t stretch as long as our arms, like woodpecker tongues do, nor do they wrap tightly all the way around our skulls. Woodpeckers show possible brain damage like that in football players 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z The scientists are now trying to determine whether the woodpecker tau buildup is indicative of brain damage or somehow protective instead. A real head banger: woodpeckers show signs of potential brain damage 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z To figure out if the deposits were in fact tau, the researchers stained all ten woodpecker brains with a tau-specific antibody. Could woodpeckers teach the NFL how to prevent brain injuries? 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z A woodpecker pounded its beak into a tree. In Northern Minnesota, Two Economies Square Off: Mining vs. Wilderness 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Would you rather be a woodpecker or a writer? Philip Pullman: ‘My daemon is a raven, a bird that steals things’ 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z Cummings said it would be a mistake to assume that millions of years of woodpecker adaptation produced physical changes but no cell biology changes. Woodpeckers show possible brain damage like that in football players 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z But research published on Friday shows for the first time that all this pecking seems to carry consequences for the woodpecker’s brain. A real head banger: woodpeckers show signs of potential brain damage 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z “I assumed that woodpeckers didn’t have tau accumulation in their brains, just like everybody in the research world had and the athletic equipment world had,” he says. Could woodpeckers teach the NFL how to prevent brain injuries? 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z For example, woodpeckers will fly in to feast on bark beetles in dead and dying trees, and leave when the beetles are gone. Wildfires: How They Form, And Why They're So Dangerous 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z They quantified the sootiness by taking pictures of the chests of sparrows, woodpeckers, larks and towhees and measuring how well they reflected light. The Dirty Secrets Saved in Dead Birds’ Feathers 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z Or perhaps woodpeckers have some kind of cellular custodians that sweep away excess tau. Woodpeckers show possible brain damage like that in football players 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z The scientists are now trying to determine whether the woodpecker tau buildup is indicative of brain damage or somehow protective instead. A real head banger: woodpeckers show signs of potential brain damage 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z A new study shows that a protein whose abnormal buildup is considered a sign of human brain damage also accumulates in woodpecker brains. Could woodpeckers teach the NFL how to prevent brain injuries? 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z US researchers measured the black carbon found on 1,300 larks, woodpeckers and sparrows over the past century. 'Sooty birds' reveal pollution history 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z The FWS also announced it would not provide endangered species protections to a host of other assessed creatures, including the Kirtland’s snake, the black-backed woodpecker, Barbour’s turtle and the Great Sand Dunes tiger beetle. Walruses face 'death sentence' as Trump administration fails to list them as endangered 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z Equipment designers have looked to the birds to inspire protective collars and better helmets. This research suggests woodpeckers have plenty more to teach us about brains, too. Woodpeckers show possible brain damage like that in football players 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z "There is... some thought that the woodpeckers are attracted to certain poles because they vibrate at a frequency similar to where mites nest," the company said. Woodpeckers damage 6,000 electricity poles in East Anglia - BBC News 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z The idea of concussion-less woodpeckers dates back to 1976, when a seminal study that examined sections of the bird’s brains found no evidence of injury. Could woodpeckers teach the NFL how to prevent brain injuries? 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z “I’ve heard a recording of woodpeckers on the show,” he said, laughing, and remembers a time when he played two hours of frog sounds. After clashes with white nationalists, U-Va. library employee suffers a stroke 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z The black-backed woodpecker is one of the rarest birds in California, and lately it has become something more: a symbol of a huge scientific and political debate over the future of fire in U.S. forests. Let forest fires burn? A black-backed woodpecker would applaud 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z We should care about what goes on in woodpecker brains, the authors of the new study said. Woodpeckers show possible brain damage like that in football players 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z On his vault to movie, TV and record fame in the late 1960s: “Woooowheee! Ah been busier than a three-headed woodpecker!” Glen Campbell, clean-cut country star and crossover hitmaker, dies at 81 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z They asked several museums for woodpecker specimens whose brains they could study. Could woodpeckers teach the NFL how to prevent brain injuries? 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z Dr. Ingalsbee believes another force is going to drive change in the nation’s fire policies, perhaps more so than any argument over woodpeckers. Let Forest Fires Burn? What the Black-Backed Woodpecker Knows 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z Ingalsbee believes another force is going to drive change in the nation’s fire policies, perhaps more so than any argument over woodpeckers. Let forest fires burn? A black-backed woodpecker would applaud 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z When it comes to headbangers, no Black Sabbath fan alive can outdo a woodpecker. Woodpeckers show possible brain damage like that in football players 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z The black backed woodpecker, for example, relies upon fire-damaged trees to create its nests. Loved to death: Sequoia national monument faces wildfires and logging 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z He notes that woodpeckers have neck muscles and cranial bone structures that protect them from the 1200 Gs of force—that is, 1200 times the force of gravity—they sustain while pecking. Could woodpeckers teach the NFL how to prevent brain injuries? 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z The black-backed woodpecker is one of the rarest birds in California, and lately it has become something more: a symbol of a huge scientific and political debate over the future of fire in American forests. Let Forest Fires Burn? What the Black-Backed Woodpecker Knows 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z At dawn the woodpeckers start in, hammering heads against tree trunks, and you wonder if there’s a better way for a bird to make a living. The last best empty place in America 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z It is famous as a home for rare European bison, but also boasts many bird species including varieties of woodpecker and flycatcher. Bialowieza Forest: Poland sued over ancient woods logging - BBC News 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z The Katahdin area is also well regarded by bird lovers as a birding hotspot, with species ranging from the three-toed woodpecker to the bald eagle. Maine’s new monument offers chance for rustic adventures 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z That raises an intriguing question: Could the newly-discovered “tangles” of this protein, tau, be protecting the woodpecker brain from injury? Could woodpeckers teach the NFL how to prevent brain injuries? 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z Long grass is the food plant for butterfly caterpillars including meadow browns, ringlets and marbled whites, and home for grasshoppers and meadow ants that attract green woodpeckers. 'It is strange to see the British struggling with the beaver': why is rewilding so controversial? 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z The thick knocking of his adze sounds like a freakishly powerful pileated woodpecker doing its work on a rotting tree in a quiet forest. A master carver creates a totem pole to honor his sister-in-law 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z By the time the appetizers arrived, squirrels were falling from the trees, and all the woodpeckers had stopped their peckering. Of all the potential pals in the universe, I end up with these guys? Waiter, what's that dope doing in my soup? 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z The Northwest forest ecosystem evolved in fire, and bird species like black-backed woodpeckers, for example, rely heavily on snag trees left standing after a burn. Forest Service seeks salvage logging after Pioneer Fire 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z “It was a woodpecker. It went crazy in the building.” Life at the window of Yellowstone National Park 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z An officer responding to a report found a stunned red-bellied woodpecker on an entrance ramp to a building. D.C. Animal Watch 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Behind the listener, Mr. McQuay placed the pond sounds of a wood duck and green frog; closer, and louder, are forest creatures like a pileated woodpecker, red-tailed hawk, black-capped chickadee. The Sounds of ‘Mannahatta’ in Your Ear 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z When the large larches do die, they become homes for woodpeckers and lynx. To save forests, cut some trees down, scientists say 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z Enter the Carolina parakeet, passenger pigeon and ivory-billed woodpecker. Burlington man resurrects extinct bird species in wood 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z It is becoming as endangered as the ivory-billed woodpecker or Johnny Depp’s movie career. UConn Women Pound Oregon on Their Way to the Final Four 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z Even the woodpecker holes are bigger, which seems illogical — you’d expect woodpeckers to hammer out the same size holes, regardless — but honestly, they are. In the Land of Giants 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z “There’s some spoons and some jars for a main rhythmic sample, there’s a lot of birds, there’s a woodpecker,” she explained in a recent interview. Maggie Rogers, an Artist of her Time 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z Grackles, red-winged blackbirds and woodpeckers are just plain early birds this year. Early bird special: Spring pops up super early in much of US 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z Flying squirrels normally nest in cavities in trees, like big woodpecker holes, so they adapted quickly to the boxes. Kansas sees an increase in roadrunners 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z His knife, a woodpecker blur, turned it into a pile of perfect slices in seconds. In Trump’s capital, undocumented immigrants live and work in the shadow of the White House 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z To their surprise, however, woodpeckers were more dominant than expected given their size, which varies among woodpecker species. Who’s the toughest bird? Continentwide ranking reveals a surprise 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z SAT Walk in the forest to discover signs of woodpecker activity, binoculars provided, for ages 10 and older, 8 a.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z “I am already hearing woodpeckers knocking on tree trunks” when these sounds usually occur in March or April, said Primack, editor of the journal Biological Conservation. Early bird special: Spring pops up super early in much of US 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z Landry's never really been a birder, but he enjoys watching woodpeckers. Christmas Bird Count offers ‘endless learning’ 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z “That’s tragic not only for the panther, but for black bears, eastern indigo snakes, red-cockaded woodpeckers and a whole range of species living under its umbrella.” The solar-powered town: a dream for the environment – or a wildlife nightmare? 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z If lions are king of the savanna, woodpeckers are probably king of your backyard. Who’s the toughest bird? Continentwide ranking reveals a surprise 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z Deep coos of mourning doves, soprano trills of mockingbirds, rat-a-tat-tats of a woodpecker greet him. West Dallas residents share stories of neighborhood, changes 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z Red-cockaded woodpeckers disappeared from Hitchcock Woods during the late 1960s or early 1970s, probably because the environment in Hitchcock Woods wasn’t suitable anymore. Endangered woodpeckers return to Hitchcock Woods 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z During election season, everyone can relate to woodpeckers: We all feel like banging our heads against the wall. Why Woodpeckers Don't Get Headaches 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z Distorted beaks were spotted in lesser numbers of jays, woodpeckers and nuthatches — 24 species in all. Researchers link virus to Alaska birds with deformed beaks 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z So basically if woodpeckers were boxers they’d always dominate their given weight class. Who’s the toughest bird? Continentwide ranking reveals a surprise 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z Two sisters impose a lethal new order when they become the reigning co-breeders of a woodpecker clan. Why Yellow Birds Mysteriously Turn Red 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z In all, 10 woodpeckers - five males and five females - were turned loose in five different parts of Hitchcock Woods. Endangered woodpeckers return to Hitchcock Woods 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z The birds handle it better, though, so Weird Animal Question of the Week was pleased to look into Derek Halas’ question: “Why don’t woodpeckers get headaches?” Why Woodpeckers Don't Get Headaches 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z An articulate polymath, he confidently fires off thoughts with the cadence of a woodpecker. Marc Andreessen’s Sudden Silence on Twitter Stumps Silicon Valley 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z A weasel using a woodpecker as its own private convertible; a wolf stuffing its snout in another wolf’s mouth; a reindeer comically failing to camouflage itself with some leaves. Meet the Facebook group calling out fake nature photography 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z These eastern North American woodpeckers get their name from a thin vein of yellow that runs through the center of their dark feathers. Why Yellow Birds Mysteriously Turn Red 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z The woodpeckers were placed in the inserts late Wednesday night. Endangered woodpeckers return to Hitchcock Woods 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z There are more than 300 species of woodpeckers worldwide, and they peck wood for a variety of reasons: To excavate nest cavities, dig for insects or sap, or create holes to store food. Why Woodpeckers Don't Get Headaches 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z The federal agency is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to whoever is responsible for shooting the woodpeckers. Man sought in Yakima County woodpecker shootings 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z Several species of woodpeckers can be found in the park, including the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker. The essential guide to all 59 U.S. national parks 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z It is a convenient setup for work, but when it is time to play he prefers woodpeckers and grass to concrete and pigeons. How Daymond John, a ‘Shark Tank’ Investor, Spends His Sundays 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z In the late 1990s, however, the Foundation approved a management strategy to restore the longleaf pine ecosystem that the woodpeckers adore. Endangered woodpeckers return to Hitchcock Woods 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z In a recent incident in California, acorn woodpeckers stashed 300 pounds of acorns into a wireless antenna, disrupting communication in nearby towns. Why Woodpeckers Don't Get Headaches 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z The sunbaked surroundings are a world away from Virginia's lush Blue Ridge Mountains, where he grew up watching red foxes and raptors, and following the nesting patterns of pileated woodpeckers. Condors Reach New Milestone of Survival, Thanks to Tree-Climbing Biologists Researchers documented 44 avian species inside the cemetery, including some of conservation concern like the icterine warbler, the spotted flycatcher, and the green woodpecker. City Cemetery Is Alive With Shocking Number of Bats, Spiders I heard from several readers who’ve experienced similar damage, and not just from woodpeckers. IRS: A new phone scam threatens college students 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z Nothing happened at first, but then a female red-cockaded woodpecker suddenly appeared, and she immediately flew away. Endangered woodpeckers return to Hitchcock Woods 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z Acorn woodpeckers of North and Central America have another strategy: They carve out individual holes into trees, each just big enough to jam "squeeze in a single acorn"—storage for leaner times, Jackson says. Why Woodpeckers Don't Get Headaches 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z “They’re beautiful,” Rod said of the pileated woodpeckers, which are among a variety of fauna found in the neighborhood and the nearby Northwest Branch’s wooded environs. What is attacking side-view mirrors in this suburban Md. neighborhood? 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z It placed them inside the hole - a middle-spotted woodpecker feeding its young in their nest. Europe's primeval forest may be at risk - BBC News 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z A friend wrote, on his campaign page, “Though this attack seems to be politically motivated, Richard is as tough as woodpecker lips, as he often says, and he will pull through this.” America in a Time of Campaign Violence 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Based on his past experiences, Costa expects about half of the red-cockaded woodpeckers to remain in in Hitchcock Woods while the others will leave and settle down in other places. Endangered woodpeckers return to Hitchcock Woods 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z The bigger the brain, the higher the mass, and thus the higher the risk of brain injury, says Lorna Gibson, a professor of materials science and engineering at MIT who has studied woodpecker brains. Why Woodpeckers Don't Get Headaches 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z It was a woodpecker, a big one with a red head: a pileated. What is attacking side-view mirrors in this suburban Md. neighborhood? 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z Along the Valley Trail, a woodpecker drums against a tree, perhaps to attract a female. These Animals Live in the Most Powerful City in the World 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z Slowly, we began inch-worming our way up, passing bird nests and woodpecker holes, splotches of lichen and scars of long-ago lightning strikes. In Towering Redwoods, an Abundance of Tiny, Unseen Life 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Nearby on Warbler Ridge, under another pine, Randy Wolcott yanked on his cord to release a male woodpecker, which took even longer than the female to emerge. Endangered woodpeckers return to Hitchcock Woods 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z Another factor that protects woodpecker noggins is the limited time the tree and their bill are in contact, she says. Why Woodpeckers Don't Get Headaches 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z Not only do we get all manner of birds — cardinals, blue jays, goldfinches, nuthatches and, yes, woodpeckers — we also get mammals that are eager to vacuum up spilled seed. What is attacking side-view mirrors in this suburban Md. neighborhood? 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z I’m still thrilled to get a close-up view of a resident cardinal’s inquiring eyes, or to watch a red-bellied woodpecker, another year-round New Yorker, drumming away on a tree trunk. Spotted: Late-Blooming Urban Bird-Watcher 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z Four birds have been elusive: the hairy woodpecker, bank swallow, cliff swallow and northern rough-winged swallow. Idaho’s Treasure Valley is a paradise for birders 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z All of the woodpeckers were juveniles that were born in the spring. Endangered woodpeckers return to Hitchcock Woods 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z The woodpecker’s capacity to absorb blows has even inspired a system to reduce concussions in sports such as football. Why Woodpeckers Don't Get Headaches 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z In the photo that Rod snapped, a woodpecker is on the side of his sedan, its feet somehow getting purchase on the smooth metal of the door. What is attacking side-view mirrors in this suburban Md. neighborhood? 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z A downy woodpecker flits among the wayward branches of an uprooted tree. Why Are These Males Growing Eggs? And other than the woodpecker, it has no known natural predators in the United States. A stubborn, unseen insect devastates D.C.-area parks 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z That means it hosts hundreds of species, from pileated and acorn woodpeckers to scrub jays and pallid bats. In Napa Valley, Future Landscapes Are Viewed in the Past 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z The outside of woodpecker skulls made of dense bone, while the inside is porous bone, Gibson says. Why Woodpeckers Don't Get Headaches 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z The weasel attacked the woodpecker and refused to give up even when the bird took flight. 2015: Eyewitness accounts of the year’s most defining moments 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z That viral photo from March of a weasel “riding” on the back of a woodpecker in flight? 2015 Was a Big Year for Animals Riding Animals 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z Site Manager Rich Thompson says suet - or raw beef fat - will attract woodpeckers, wrens, cardinals and other types of birds. Town Creek Indian Mound hosts bird-feeder building program 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z That’s how an 11-year-old girl in Virginia saved a woodpecker from a cat and was fined for transporting a protected species. Not So Guilty as Charged 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z An acorn woodpecker perches on a branch in Costa Rica. Why Woodpeckers Don't Get Headaches 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z We were walking along when I heard an odd noise in the grass – a woodpecker being attacked by something. 2015: Eyewitness accounts of the year’s most defining moments 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z People used to think the birds cached acorns in order to harvest grubs that lived on them, but scientists now think the woodpeckers simply eat the nuts. Meet the Bird that Filled an Antenna With Acorns 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife Service says the woodpecker hadn’t been seen in the refuge since 1974 and was re-established there earlier this month. Virginia’s Great Dismal Swamp gets woodpecker species 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z There will be fewer mosquitoes and more bees, bats, deer, woodpeckers and other wildlife. Controlled burns a 1st in history of Fontenelle Forest 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z A 2011 study suggested that the hyoid apparatus, a bone-and-muscle structure that wraps around the woodpecker skulls, also keeps the brain safe. Why Woodpeckers Don't Get Headaches 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z They landed about 20 yards in front of us, and I remember thinking I wasn’t sure if I wanted to watch a woodpecker be ripped to death in front of me. 2015: Eyewitness accounts of the year’s most defining moments 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z A species of woodpecker loves burned trees and dines on the wood-boring beetles by pecking a hole in the scorched bark. Nature replants its own burned forests, environmentalists say 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z In some places, for example, woodpeckers will fly in and feast on bark beetles in dead and dying trees. What Do Wild Animals Do in a Wildfire? 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z In particular, the Malheur National Forest has one of the most diverse groups of woodpecker species anywhere in the country, which feed on insects found in the decomposing wood. Rehab plan in works for burned Oregon forest 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z Also under the grant, woodpeckers will benefit by reconnecting populations at the Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge and the Warren Prairie State Natural Area. Grant will help mussels and woodpeckers in Arkansas 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z Trees that look like the ones in “Hop On Pop” are gnawed down by a Nazi woodpecker as another bird in an Uncle Sam hat waits atop a tree nearby. Who was Dr. Seuss? How a rebellious frat boy reinvented children’s literature. 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z Other churches suffering at the beaks of the woodpecker are the medieval St Michael and All Angels in Berwick, East Sussex. National Churches Trust names 40 spires at risk - BBC News 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z Now he is hoping another three species of bird - the great spotted woodpecker, cardinal and common Kingfisher - will also became official kits. 'Lego birdman' Thomas Poulsom creates flamingo for Slimbridge show - BBC News 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z According to a new report in the journal Animal Behaviour on the sanitation habits of these tawny, 12-inch woodpeckers with downcurving bills, male flickers are more industrious housekeepers than their mates. Nature’s Waste Management Crews 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z The art inside the Smith house includes a huge ivory-billed woodpecker mask and a massive mahogany sculpture of manatees, among many other objects. Wood sculptor draws inspiration from Mississippi River 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z Among them: 29 warblers, 19 waterfowl, 16 sparrows and seven woodpeckers. New book shows where to find birds in Minnesota state parks 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z The bird’s nose was loose; the human’s arm was broken, and woodpeckers had gouged out an eye. The Movie Star and the Missing Totem Pole 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z The group also encountered woodpeckers, gopher tortoises, alligator gar and numerous snake species. Group completes 900-mile trek through Florida for wildlife 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z Baby woodpeckers, like many nestlings, deposit their waste in the reasonably manageable form of fecal sacs, the mess contained in a gelatinous outer coating “like a water balloon,” Dr. Gow said. Nature’s Waste Management Crews 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z Heavy duty vinyl electrical tape took care of woodpeckers’ perfectly round, nail-sized holes in the main lines. Maple syrup producers get to work before the sap runs 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z It's a weasel riding a flying woodpecker, and it's making you feel some #feels. Three steps to weasel-woodpecker acceptance 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z The weasel, he said, wanted the woodpecker for lunch. Weasel hitches ride on woodpecker in amazing image 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z |
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