Woodpecker (Animal)
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (679 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1780238290 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
When not traveling the world in search of woodpeckers, he divides his time between Liverpool and Budapest.. Gerard Gorman is the author of ten books on wildlife, including three on woodpeckers
About the AuthorGerard Gorman is the author of ten books on wildlife, including three on woodpeckers. When not traveling the world in search of woodpeckers, he divides his time between Liverpool and Budapest.
Gorman finds woodpeckers everywhere—from ancient Babylon, Greece, and Rome, to the jungles of ia and Borneo, to our modern-day Woody Woodpecker cartoon. Richly illustrated with images from both nature and culture, Woodpecker will appeal to everyone who is interested in these extraordinary birds. . Woodpeckers are among the most remarkable birds in the avian world, having evolved a unique anatomy that enables them to peck and bore into solid timber both to find food and to create nesting cavities. Woodpeckers have been considered symbols of fertility, security, strength, power, prophecy, magic, rhythm, medicine, and carpentry, and have been esteemed across cultures as the gu