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This year, the award-winning British birding podcast “Get Birding” welcomed a new host better known for portraying doomed heroes like Ned Stark in “Game of Thrones,” than for his knowledge of green woodpeckers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Dozens of animals rely on them to survive, from ladder-backed woodpeckers who nest in their trunks to desert night lizards who sleep and forage beneath their fallen boughs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2025
Her fondest memories are here, where she raised three children and loves watching squirrels and woodpeckers in her large, fenced yard.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2024
She says she now never sees less common species like treecreepers, nuthatches and green woodpeckers in her garden.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2024
Some birds, like owls and woodpeckers, would spend the winter nesting and eating the island’s few remaining edibles.
From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown
