Why Don't Woodpeckers Get Headaches? And Other Bird Questions You Know You Want to Ask.WHY DON'T WOODPECKERS GET HEADACHES? And Other Bird Questions You Know You Want to Ask MIKE O'CONNOR Where should I put my bird feeder bird feeder also bird·feed·er n. An outdoor container for bird feed, used to attract wild birds. Noun 1. bird feeder - an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds birdfeeder, feeder ? Do birds like peanuts? Do ostriches really bury their heads in the sand to hide? O'Connor, the author of the Cape Coder newspaper column "Ask the Bird Folks," tackles these and other serious and not-so-serious questions about birds. He addresses topics including backyard bird-watching, concerns about feeding, facts about familiar birds, and how to identify unusual birds. O'Connor helps amateur birdwatchers This is a list of the world's greatest birdwatchers, based on the number of species of birds seen. Depending on the taxonomic viewpoint, there are about 8,800–10,200 living bird species. collect the appropriate gear--beginning with good binoculars--and offer the right food to attract and nourish feathered friends. The author gives advice on where to place birdfeeders, how to keep them clean, and how to fend off squirrels. He also answers basic questions about birds, including whether cardinals mate for life, why some birds sleep standing on one leg, and the difference between a downy down·y adj. down·i·er, down·i·est 1. Made of or covered with down. 2. a. Resembling down: downy white clouds. b. Quietly soothing; soft. Adj. woodpecker woodpecker, common name for members of the Picidae, a large family of climbing birds found in most parts of the world. Woodpeckers typically have sharp, chisellike bills for pecking holes in tree trunks, and long, barbed, extensible tongues with which they impale and a hairy woodpecker The Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) is a medium-sized woodpecker. Adults are mainly black on the upper parts and wings, with a white back, throat and belly and white spotting on the wings. There is a white bar above and below the eye. . Beacon, 2007, 211 p., b&w illus, paperback, $9.95. |
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