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The residents watched the same deer, coyotes and woodpeckers and played tennis and swam with the same dramatic backdrop of the Santa Monica Mountains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

He also adores green woodpeckers having become infatuated with one of his grandfather's table mats which featured an illustration of one.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2024

Snag-reliant woodpeckers are of particular importance among those species, acting as ecosystem engineers through their foraging and nesting activities.

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2024

Hanson said seedlings are rising from the ashes in high-severity patches of fire and the dead wood provides habitat for imperiled spotted owls, Pacific fishers and rare woodpeckers.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2023

Croaking frogs, buzzing flies, and tapping woodpeckers provide the background music.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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