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Downy Woodpeckers 'Grunt' as They Turn Their Bodies Into Hammers to Drill Into Trees (www.smithsonianmag.com)
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[–] Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I spotted this downy the other day.

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Cute bird. Thanks for posting!

[–] viral.vegabond@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago

I would grunt too, if my body was a hammer drill