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Exploring Nature: Woodpeckers

Exploring Nature: Woodpeckers
Wood if they could: Most woodpeckers drill into dead or rotted wood, but red cockaded woodpeckers can drill into healthy trees. Photo from Metro Creative

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I recently spotted a golden-fronted woodpecker at my backyard seed feeder. This large, zebra- backed bird is not at all fussy about what it eats — devouring seeds, suet, fruit, insects and even sugar-water intended for hummingbirds.

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