cherryspicks (off)
the little drummer boy
great spotted woodpecker (my first one ever! yay!)
Drumming - also called tattooing, tapping and rapping - is a woodpecker's act of rapidly pecking on a resonant object to create a pattern of sound.
Unlike other songbirds, woodpeckers do not have a distinctive song as part of their avian vocabulary. Instead, drumming is the way these birds communicate, and woodpeckers will drum for two main reasons: attracting a mate and advertising a territory.
In addition to these primary reasons, drumming can also be more localized communication. Mated woodpeckers may use drumming to let one another know about a food source or to summon help at the nest. A woodpecker may also drum to raise an alarm about a predator lurking nearby.
the little drummer boy
great spotted woodpecker (my first one ever! yay!)
Drumming - also called tattooing, tapping and rapping - is a woodpecker's act of rapidly pecking on a resonant object to create a pattern of sound.
Unlike other songbirds, woodpeckers do not have a distinctive song as part of their avian vocabulary. Instead, drumming is the way these birds communicate, and woodpeckers will drum for two main reasons: attracting a mate and advertising a territory.
In addition to these primary reasons, drumming can also be more localized communication. Mated woodpeckers may use drumming to let one another know about a food source or to summon help at the nest. A woodpecker may also drum to raise an alarm about a predator lurking nearby.