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September 13, 2020 8:25 PM

“Through The Lens: The Acorn Woodpecker” from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (2011)
“Acorn Woodpecker: The Fascinating Life of the Master Hoarder” in the Nature Conservancy’s blog (2017)
“You’d Never Guess What An Acorn Woodpecker Eats” from Deep Look (2018)
“In This Woodpecker Kingdom, War Is a Spectator Sport” in The New York Times (2020)
posted by Going To Maine (2 comments total)

Thanks for this link roundup, Going to Maine! I just recently learned about Acorn Woodpeckers from David Allen Sibley's (extremely awesome) What It's Like to Be a Bird and was utterly blown away. I had no idea that any avian species would share the responsibilities of gathering food and raising young between breeding and non-breeding adults, practice responsible stewardship of environmental resources, and invest in public works projects that span generations. It is awe-inspiring and humbling. Seems to me that humans have a lot to learn from Acorn Woodpeckers, the occasional territorial battle or eye-gouging (from that NYT link) notwithstanding.
posted by la glaneuse at 10:06 AM on September 14, 2020 [1 favorite]

That book sounds relevant to my interests!
posted by Going To Maine at 2:03 PM on September 14, 2020 [1 favorite]