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Three Hokkaido Woodpeckers

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One study on Hokkaido found that 47 out of 110 old woodpecker holes were used by renters, which in the biological world are called secondary cavity users. If you want to impress somebody with this information, make sure to use the term “umbrella species” – it will immediately lend you an air of profound expertise.

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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 1)

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But maybe bringing up a cuckoo brings good karma, who knows … After the initial posting, Andrew Bailey informed me that after a split, the babbler above is now Grey-hooded Babbler. Yes, you can get that information! Makes them sort of the renters of the woodpecker world rather than homeowners.