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No. Some are lazy and just look for pre-pecked holes.

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No..They use their powerful bills to peck the wood away, to expose their insect prey.

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Yes they do.

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Do all woodpeckers peck wood?

Yes, that is why their called "wood peckers"


Do woodpeckers peck things that are not wood?

Just peck it to get to the insects inside the wood.


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How do you stop woodpeckers from damaging cedar siding on a house?

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Do woodpeckers have a backbone?

Yes, as all birds are vertabrates.


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Do woodpeckers hibernate?

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