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The ranges could be wide for some and restricted for others but habitat was the most surprising fact for me. i didn't know that woodpeckers can be ground-dwelling and make nests in rock crevices! Also, new information for me via Acorn Woodpeckers. The way they keep the food which can be predated by squirrel! My impression was that woodpeckers don't store food but how amazingly the Acorn woodpeckers do!
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I am a wild bird rehabilitator that specializes in woodpeckers. The picture below is of 3 Acorn babies that I raised. They are shown in an outdoor flight cage where they will spend about a month before they are released. Almost all of the woodpecker babies I get in care are a result of their trees being cut down.
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Oh no. Sorry to hear about that but thanks so much for what you do for the nestlings! One of the reasons we put out courses like this is to educate people about wildlife, ecosystems, and conservation. If everyone spreads the word about the course or sends it out as gifts or even conservation articles shared with friends can help spread awareness about trees being home to various species. Every time I reduce-reuse-recycle I think about how hopefully one less tree being removed. Thanks for sharing your photo. The Acorn Woodpeckers are just remarkable to watch.
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Thank you for all the work you do to rehabilitate woodpeckers.
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Thank you Nancy for sharing the picture of the acorn woodpeckers! I’m curious where you trained to learn bird rehabilitation, specifically for woodpeckers. I would love to do that as well.
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These birds can be so cool by just looking at them and hearing them. They are on of my favorite bird species 100%
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There's so much diversity! Beautiful birds. Definitely unique. Didn't know they were so widespread and some members on the tree don't even peck wood!
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What surprised me the most was that the woodpecker species that looked alike are not closely related to each other. I have learned about mimicry in other animals and did not think that as a possibility for the "looking alike" in the woodpeckers. By the way thanks for showing the taxonomy woodpecker tree that emphasized the point, helps a visual learner.
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I was amazed at that too. I always thought hairy and downy woodpeckers were related.
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the variety of size, color combinations and habits... extraordinary!
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The incredible variation in color and feather arrangement, also the obvious variety of niches occupied by the many woodpeckers ...
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The granaries of the Acorn Woodpeckers were so interesting! I was surprised by their intricacy. I was also surprised by how different woodpeckers could look. The only ones I have seen before are black, white, and red, but I had no idea they could be brown, yellow, green, etc.
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