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Three Hokkaido Woodpeckers

10,000 Birds

.” Some of the ecological importance of the Great Spotted Woodpecker comes from its role as a real estate developer, fortunately without the debt problems that currently plague the Chinese companies taking up this role in the human world.

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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 1)

10,000 Birds

Viewer discretion is advised, particularly if you look at the paper in the company of Ashy Tailorbird chicks. Makes them sort of the renters of the woodpecker world rather than homeowners. While these photos are peaceful enough, a paper on the predation of an Ashy Tailorbird by a paradise gliding snake has more dramatic illustrations.