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(Kevin McGowan) Woodpeckers! You’ve probably seen a woodpecker before, but have you ever really thought
about the things they do?

Like how they defy gravity by perching on the sides of trees?

Or how their peck, peck, pecking echoes through the forest?

And what about how they rule the world of wood, chiseling into trees with no tools but their beaks? How do they do that?

Hi, I’m Kevin McGowan. In this self-paced, online course, we’ll explore how woodpeckers drill
into wood for food and the amazing adaptations that make this foraging strategy possible.

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We’ll dive into the family life of woodpeckers and how they communicate with each other.

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And we’ll discover the diversity of woodpeckers around the world, as well as the surprisingly important role woodpeckers play in their environment.

I hope you’ll join me for this course, so you can see just how incredible woodpeckers really are.

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