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After a few days of intense jackhammering, a family of Nuttall’s woodpeckers made themselves at home in our maple tree. A week or so ago, we could just make out the faint chirps of the chicks. Today, their voices are robust and insistent as they demand food. This little squirt seemed to playing hide and seek as I set up my tripod and flash.