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The Nature of Phenology 11/24/18

Producers/Hosts: Hazel Stark and Joe Horn

Woodpeckers

Photos, a full transcript, references, contact information, and more available at thenatureofphenology.wordpress.com.

Most people know them due to their noisy evidence. Whether chattering loudly, slamming on a telephone box in the spring, or pounding into a hollow tree in hopes of finding some bugs to eat, woodpeckers are pretty charismatic. But why don’t they get concussions from all their head-banging?