Spotted in the Ottawa wildlife refuge in Ohio, USA
this post was submitted on 15 May 2024
67 points (97.2% liked)
birding
3549 readers
20 users here now
A community for people who like birds, birdwatching and birding in general!
Feel free to share your photos and other birding-related content here. If a photo you post isn't yours, please credit the original creator! Additionally, it would be appreciated if the location of the sighting and a date were given when a photo or question is posted. You do not have to give the precise location, something like "Northern Idaho, June 2023" or even "North-Western US, June 2023" suffices.
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
They have to find them. This is one of the many reasons it is important to preserve old trees, and why planting a new tree == saving an old tree.
It can take a forest about 100-200 years to get "broken in" enough to support a functioning ecosystem.