Thank you, Rena. Yes, this is fascinating. I remember reading about the study some years ago, and when I filmed the woodpecker, I knew I would combine the video and the study someday.
Back in the days of Acid Rain in Ontario, the forests experienced "maple die-back" . The tops of young maples would die leaving the wood susceptible to insect invasion. The population of Pileateds grew as their food supply increased. They protected those trees and others from those insects. The numbers have receded a bit, but it's still quite common to hear them "managing their forest".
I understand the problem. Have many telling me to read, as if I wasn’t in massive overload already. Blocking critics right and left. Can’t even find original thread. Substack is a mess today. Putting it to bed.
Thank you, Lizzie. It's not hard to guess what you and most other people read this morning. Stupidity at large is without borders, and my breakfast read was likely as shocking as yours. Hence, I wrote another nature story for those who want to escape the institutionalized madness of the day.
Informative and delightful! The things we can learn from nature when we pay attention :)
Thank you, Rena. Yes, this is fascinating. I remember reading about the study some years ago, and when I filmed the woodpecker, I knew I would combine the video and the study someday.
Back in the days of Acid Rain in Ontario, the forests experienced "maple die-back" . The tops of young maples would die leaving the wood susceptible to insect invasion. The population of Pileateds grew as their food supply increased. They protected those trees and others from those insects. The numbers have receded a bit, but it's still quite common to hear them "managing their forest".
Thank you, Doug, nature is fascinating, also in the way it restores balances (until we push it over a tipping point)
The pileated woodpecker has indeed much to teach us about resilience; your selections of stories are pointing us into
another vector of critical thinking. With patience and persistence you remain the diplomat! Thank you! 😘
Thanks, Judith. If I were to write about today's politics, I would risk using undiplomatic expressions.
I understand the problem. Have many telling me to read, as if I wasn’t in massive overload already. Blocking critics right and left. Can’t even find original thread. Substack is a mess today. Putting it to bed.
What a pleasure it is to follow you and receive an
entertaining education! I loved the babies’ feeding time in the second video.
So cute 😊 Thanks, Alexander!
I’m so glad you like it, Anne 😊
Thank you, Lizzie. It's not hard to guess what you and most other people read this morning. Stupidity at large is without borders, and my breakfast read was likely as shocking as yours. Hence, I wrote another nature story for those who want to escape the institutionalized madness of the day.