Date: 1/19/26 10:22 am From: Jamie Acker via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] WOODPECKER A Year in the Life of North American Woodpeckers
This latest book by Paul Bannick is the result of tens of thousands of hours of field observations spanning the North American continent. The numerous photos are of National Geographic quality and make this book coffee table worthy. But it is the personal field observations documented by the photos that make this book stand out and complement the Cornell "Birds of the World" life histories accounts.
Where the “Birds of the World” life histories leave off, Paul’s book picks up by relating the relationships between the woodpecker species as well as their individual specialized adaptations, habitat and environmental needs through his observations in the field.
This well written book follows 41 species of North American woodpeckers through a year with beautifully captured photographs. It is also a plea to view woodpeckers as habitat and environmental canaries that should not go unacknowledged.
Highly recommended, not just for the photos which are gorgeous, but for the abundant information contained in the writing.
-Jamie
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Bainbridge Island, WA
