Popular ScienceBirds Blood, death, and eye gouging: welcome to the world of acorn woodpeckers verified_publisherPopular Science - Kate BaggaleyThe brawls last for days and are often a spectator sport. For the acorn woodpecker, turf wars aren’t just violent and potentially fatal—they’re a spectator sport. When a vacancy in a promising territory...
The New York TimesBirds In This Woodpecker Kingdom, War Is a Spectator Sport verified_publisherThe New York Times - Priyanka RunwalAcorn woodpeckers are renowned food hoarders. Every fall they stash as many as thousands of acorns in holes drilled into dead tree stumps in preparation for winter. Guarding these “granary trees” against...
Birds Review underway of red-cockaded woodpeckers in Jones State Forest houstonchronicle.com - Jeff Forward On HoustonChronicle.com: Concern grows for future of red-cockaded woodpeckers Now, as a Dec. 7 deadline for public comment draws near, the fate of the …
National GeographicForests How wildfires have helped these woodpeckers make a comeback verified_publisherNational Geographic - By Virginia Morell and Taylor Maggiacomo“Engineers” of forests, healthy woodpecker populations help support thousands of species. With wildfires raging once again across California, Oregon, and other western states, it’s easy to be overcome...
Nature Black-backed Woodpecker Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology allaboutbirds.org Nearly synonymous with burned forests over much of its range, the Black-backed Woodpecker specializes on eating big, juicy wood-boring beetle larvae. …
The Arts Joseph Bartholomew Kidd | Ivory-billed Woodpeckers | American | The Metropolitan Museum of Art metmuseum.org
