Woodpecker And Friends

On early morning walk through the forest you are greeted by a symphony of bird calls. Distinctive among them are the woodpeckers busy at work, using their bills to hammer into trees in search of food. The entire forest us coming to life as rays of sun spread across is and the birds echo the start of a new day. The woodpeckers, piculets, wrynecks, and sapsuckers are a family, Picidae, of near-passerine birds. Members of this family are found worldwide, except for Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Madagascar, and the extreme polar regions. Most species live in forests or woodland habitats, although a few species are known to live in treeless areas, such as rocky hillsides and deserts