~~November 15, 2014~~
We are hungry, Mommy!!
The woodpecker’s strong, pointed beak acts as both a chisel and a crowbar to remove bark and find hiding insects. It has a very long tongue, up to four inches in some species – with a glue-like substance on the tip for catching insects.
Male and female woodpeckers work together to excavate a cavity in a tree that is used as a nest and to incubate eggs for about two weeks. When a woodpecker hatches, it is blind and does not have any feathers. One parent brings food to the nest while the other parent stays with the young. The young generally leave the nest after 25 – 30 days.
“As it appears in … “
http://www.defenders.org/woodpeckers/basic-facts
A dear blogger friend taught me about this concept.
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~In her own words~
“IOTD” is image of the day, a concept I came up with. I teach visual meditative therapy – or in easy terms – a mini mental holiday. For some people it is very difficult for them to get their image right. I post an image a day for people to use in their mini mental vacay. Some are serious, some are silly, and some are just beautiful!”
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We ALL are ONE!!
beautiful picture !
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TY … I agree!!
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Great shot. I only know about woodpeckers from the cartoon series Woody Woodpecker so it is nice to see them in real life. 😀
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Cute and a good learning from the woodpeckers 🙂
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Amazing shot!
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