Drumming with Woodpeckers - West

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English - March 21, 2020 07:00 - ★★★★★ - 485 ratings
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Early spring in the West resounds with the percussive hammering of woodpeckers. Their rhythmic drumming functions as other birds' songs do, to broadcast over a long distance a clear statement of territory and mating rights.