Aug 17, 20226 minPileated Woodpecker: Words That Build or DestroyA strong beak can build a grand nest. It can also crank up the volume. Do we use our words to build a safe place, or just to overpower?
Aug 10, 20225 minAcorn Woodpecker: Words That Keep RecordAn Acorn Woodpecker never forgets. Staring at a woodpecker granary makes you consider the sorts of words you’re storing up and filing away.
Aug 3, 20224 minSapsucker: Words That Wound or HealA sapsucker uses its mouth to wound a tree and trap its prey. A simple word from our own human mouths can accomplish the same.
Jul 28, 20224 minWoodpecker: Taming the Beak“No human being can tame the tongue.” But what about a woodpecker? The first in a 4-part series on woodpeckers and the power of words.