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#woodpeckers

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Bosque Bill

Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Alameda, NM

I was inspired to post a woodpecker photo today as I heard spring "drumming" this morning when I went out to feed my White-crowns.

For those less familiar with our feathered friends, woodpeckers "drum" out a rhythm to attract a mate and set a territory, much like songbirds use their songs.

A small black and white woodpecker is perched on the rugged trunk of a tree. He has a red strip on his forehead, light breast with small black spots, wings black with white spots. His back is a series of black and white stripes like a ladder, hence the name. Plain buff background. ©BosqueBill.com
#photo#WildlifeWednesday#nature
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StarFlowerStudioNY
A male Pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) decided the suet on a feeder was too good to pass up. I gave up on suet feeders on the trees as the gray squirrels eat everything within an hour.

Pileated woodpeckers are monogamous and territorial. They are currently considered the largest woodpecker species in North America unless some evidence is found that the Ivory Billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) still exists. There were sightings of the Ivory Billed in Cuba in the late 1980s.

#pileatedwoodpecker #dryocopuspileatus #woodpeckers
A male pileated woodpecker clings to a birdfeeder while eating suet.
#woodpeckers
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Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️

Why woodpeckers don’t get concussions
fermatslibrary.com/s/why-woodp

* debunks popular myth that woodpeckers protect their brains from concussions using built-in damping mechanisms
* woodpeckers avoid concussions based on scaling laws
* small brain size sig. reduces internal stress for a given deceleration
* short duration of impact further limits injury risk
* withstand extreme decelerations (400xg) w/o harm

Fermat's LibraryFermat's Library | Why woodpeckers don’t get concussions annotated/explained version.Fermat's Library is a platform for illuminating academic papers.
#FermatsLibrary#birds#woodpeckers
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Wonsington
FEATHRUARY 2025

Prompt 15: Climb
-> Yellow-Fronted Woodpecker

This colourful fella can be found in South America and lives in (sub-)tropical forests.

It's a very social bird; several families breed together and help each other watching the fledglings or foraging for food. They also like calling a lot and have several different calls for different situations. As most woodpeckers, they also like to, well, peck on wood.

FUN FACT
As I mentioned earlier, they inhabit forests; but since more and more woodland is replaced, the woodpeckers have adapted and now inhabit sugar cane plantations and orchards.

#feathruary #feathruary2025 #bird #birds #bitb #birbs #birdart #digitalart #drawing #woodpecker #woodpeckers #yellowfrontedwoodpecker
A yellow-fronted woodpecker, a woodpecker with a grey beak, black markings around the eyes, red head, yellow breast, white belly and dark-blue back, next to an apple tree, with pastures and a blue sky with white fluffy clouds in the background, cartoon style.
#yellowfrontedwoodpecker
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DoomsdaysCW

Here’s how the #BirdFlu is affecting nesting colonies in Maine

Wildlife questions answered by #MaineAudubon Staff Naturalist Doug Hitchcox.

February 14, 2025

Excerpt:
"Remember that #AvianInfluenza spreads via feces, saliva and mucus, which is why it spreads faster among birds in very close quarters (especially poultry in this country, hence the need for flock owners to take protective measures). #Ducks and #geese make up most of the cases in wild birds, but we are also seeing it show up in some of the predators or species that feed on the carcasses of sick birds, like #hawks, #eagles, #crows and #vultures. What we consider the 'backyard birds,' like #chickadees and #woodpeckers, are very unlikely to contract avian influenza, so there is no need to stop feeding those birds or take down bird feeders. You should always keep your feeders clean, but this is a good time to be extra vigilant with regular cleanings and also protect yourself from exposure. Avoid contact with a sick or dead wild bird. If you do have a report of a sick or dead wild bird, call Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife at 207-287-8000 or 800-452-4664, or report it online. (More info: mefishwildlife.com)

"Think about the things you can do to help birds around your yard, be it during an avian influenza outbreak or not. Keeping your cats indoors is the best thing you can do, then treat your windows to break up reflections and reduce strikes. Support the next generation of birds with native plants: bird seed helps us see wild birds, while #NativePlants sustain them."

Read more:
pressherald.com/2025/02/14/how

Archived version:
archive.md/9XpLH
#HPAINews #Maine #GardeningForBirds #BirdFlu #HPAI

Press Herald · Here’s how the bird flu is affecting nesting colonies in MaineWildlife questions answered by Maine Audubon Staff Naturalist Doug Hitchcox.
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