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Spotted in the Ottawa wildlife refuge in Ohio, USA

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[โ€“] TIMMAY 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Do they just find holes in trees that are perfectly sized or do they make them?

[โ€“] anon6789 3 points 6 months ago

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.