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The Woodpeckers

The Woodpeckers

by Fannie Hardy ECKSTORM (1865 - 1946)

The Woodpeckers is a wonderful introduction to the world of bird study for the young naturalist, covering such topics as how he finds food, courting, how he builds his nest, the interesting ways he uses his different body parts as tools, among other topics discussed in the book.If you wish to investigate further, the online text has a few diagrams and an Appendix that contains more technical information such as detailed descriptions of the different species of North American woodpeckers which were not read as part of this audiobook. (summary by Laura Victoria)


00 - Forward: The Riddlers

01 - How to Know a Woodpecker

02 - How the Woodpecker Catches a Grub

03 - How the Woodpecker Courts His Mate

04 - How the Woodpecker Makes a House

05 - How the Flicker Feeds Her Young

06 - Friend Downy

07 - Persona non Grata (Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker)

08 - El Carpintero (Californian Woodpecker)

09 - A Red-Headed Cousin (Red-Headed Woodpecker)

10 - A Study of Acquired Habits

11 - The Woodpecker's Tools: His Bill

12 - The Woodpecker's Tools: His Foot

13 - The Woodpecker's Tools: His Tail

14 - The Woodpecker's Tools: His Tongue

15 - How Each Woodpecker is Fitted for His Own Kind of Life

16 - The Argument from Design