I Exaggerate...... It's Not Gazillions!!

@fishtiger58 (29819)

Momence, Illinois

January 28, 2016 9:18am CST

How often have you actually gotten to see what a woodpecker does to a tree? I'm pretty sure I have never gotten a good look. I have often wondered what the holes look like. Are they a jumbled mess of pecking or are the holes they make pretty precise. I got my answer in Oregon when I was there last week visiting my husbands sister. She has an outdoor fireplace and one afternoon while enjoying a wonderful fire I went to her woodpile to get some more wood and sitting next to her pile I found this wonderful piece of wood. She asked we didn't burn this piece and I totally agree. What to my wondering eyes should appear but this log with a gazillion woodpecker pecked holes. Most of the holes didn't go all the way into the interior of the wood, maybe he was just practicing his hole making abilities. The holes go all the way down and all the way around this piece of tree trunk. I was amazed and got my camera out.

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@jaboUK (64346)

• United Kingdom

28 Jan 16

I've never seen anything like that. I'm amazed that the edges of the holes seem to be raised - I wonder why that is.

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@fishtiger58 (29819)

• Momence, Illinois

28 Jan 16

I don't know but noticed that as well. Pretty amazing hard headed creatures

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@Auntylou (4262)

• Oxford, England

28 Jan 16

@fishtiger58 I think they have a special plate in their heads which absorbs pressure , plus a special bone which acts like a seat belt

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@fishtiger58 (29819)

• Momence, Illinois

28 Jan 16

@Auntylou They must or steel lol.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

28 Jan 16

That is truly fascinating. I'm glad neither of you wanted to burn it. It's a great conversation piece and something you don't see very often.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

29 Jan 16

@fishtiger58 It is. I love the picture.

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@zebra2222 (5268)

• United States

30 Jan 16

The tree shouldn't have put up with this. It should have barked back.

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@fishtiger58 (29819)

• Momence, Illinois

30 Jan 16

Do trees do that?? lol

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Belle Starr (Iz)

@BelleStarr (61463)

• United States

29 Jan 16

How amazing is that, it looks like a gazillion!!

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@fishtiger58 (29819)

• Momence, Illinois

30 Jan 16

I didn't count but it could be a gazillion lol.

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@Auntylou (4262)

• Oxford, England

28 Jan 16

I have never seen the results of multipecking before. Thanks!

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@fishtiger58 (29819)

• Momence, Illinois

30 Jan 16

I had to share as I haven't either pretty darn cool.

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@Dena91 (17039)

• United States

29 Jan 16

I love to hear them in our trees. Usually they are up high in the tree so we can't see the marks they are making. Have a blessed day.

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@fishtiger58 (29819)

• Momence, Illinois

30 Jan 16

Same here you sure can hear them but to see what the do is pretty amazing.

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@amnabas (14877)

• Karachi, Pakistan

28 Jan 16

Captured at its best.

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@fishtiger58 (29819)

• Momence, Illinois

28 Jan 16

Thanks I thought it was pretty cool.