Why don't woodpeckers fall while pecking?

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If you've ever watched a woodpecker drilling away at wood, you might have wondered how they keep stable as they work. Part of the secret is in their tails! Woodpecker tail feathers are stiffer and stronger than the tail feathers of other birds. Leaning against their stiff tails gives them an extra point of stability while pecking or moving up and down tree trunks.

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My fondest memory of being a combat medic in Iraq was watching the Kingfishers hunting in the reeds in the ditches. Huge birds relatively, pouncing and hovering. Just absolutely breathtakingly beautiful.

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I love how birds are already practically tripods given how much they use their beaks and woodpeckers go full quadruped.

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Such amazing birds...!

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I see them daily with this color pattern at a smaller size but the pileated mating pair thats in my area re the true rockstars

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Awesome birds...!

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