F/9.0, 1/320, ISO 160. Hispaniolan Woodpecker Why aren’t there any shark puppeteers? They have no hands! Interesting Fact: This woodpecker forages in small noisy groups; the diet is varied and includes insects, spiders, scorpions, lizards, fruit, seeds, grain and sap. It can catch flying insects on the wing, and larger food items are bashed on …
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The big, majestic and oh-so-cheeky pileated woodpecker loves to peck away at poplars, including the aspens below. Pileated Woodpecker Chopping Wood at The Painted Chasm Every one of those aspen trunks (and hundreds more outside of the image) is part of the same individual. The woodpecker is not creating irreparable wounds in a tree to […] …
Lots of woodpeckers have taken to the suet feeders over the last few weeks. Their human admirer has upgraded their previously boring suet cake feeder... to the more upscale and apparently supreme peanut / suet log.
The Northern Herper 
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