Woodpecker (Animal)

In this charming volume, avian expert Gerard Gorman delves into the natural and cultural history of woodpeckers, exploring their origins and habitats and the ways they have fascinated humankind throughout history.  . 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. Gorman finds woodpeckers everywhere—from ancient Babylon, Greece, and Rome, to the jungles of ia and Borneo, to our modern-day Woody Woodpecker cartoon. Woodpeckers have been considered symbols of fertility, security, strength, power, prophecy, magic, rhythm, medicine, and carpentry, and have been esteemed across cultures as the guardians of woodland

Gerard 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.

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.