The Brits are invading Ireland all over again – British great spotted woodpeckers that is who are migrating across the Irish Sea like never before. BirdWatch Ireland has reported that after 300 years ...
Walking through Ballyannan Woods recently, I was stopped in my tracks by a sound that felt oddly out of place. A sharp, rapid ...
Scientific studies at UCD have confirmed that the birds almost certainly came across the Irish Sea from Britain where the woodpecker population has increased by around 400% in the past 40 years. The ...
Slow-motion video of pecking by the pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus). The original video was recorded at 1600 frames per second. Credit: Robert Shadwick & Erica Ortlieb/University of British ...
Hawks and owls are powerful symbols in the sky. But what about other birds? Well, add woodpeckers to the list. Across cultures and spiritual traditions, woodpeckers have been celebrated as powerful ...
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