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Acorn woodpeckers create “acorn trees” by drilling holes in dead trees, dead branches, telephone poles, wooden buildings and much else. The woodpeckers then collect acorns and match them to holes of appropriate size. As the acorns dry out they shrink, and need to be moved to smaller and smaller holes. This keeps these industrious woodpeckers constantly busy.

Statia Dougherty