WOODPEC KKK, H \\I\II KIM. AT A COTTON-REEL, 



\ I I \i IIKU TO A TREE 



Notice how the stiff tail-feathers braced against the stem 

 help the bird to cling on with its toes. The original hole, in 

 which this woodpecker inserted nuts for the purposes of 

 ing the shell and extracting the kernel, is seen towards the top 

 of the tree. But the taker of the photograph tied on a 

 hollowed-out cotton-reel as a receptacle for a nut, and it was 

 promptly discovered and used by the bird. 



