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Florida biologist takes bird houses to Belize

January 9, 2014 | Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – (AP) Michael Keys and his son, Larkin, will hike deep into the open savanna of pine trees and brush, carrying ladders and chain saws. Keys will climb 30 feet up a pine tree and spend three hours carving a hole in the tree to insert a wooden box.

Red-cockaded woodpeckers make cavities in living pine trees, and it may take up to a year to make a single cavity large enough for a bird to use. Wildlife officials are improving cavity conditions by installing artificial cavities, and cleaning and repairing existing cavities.

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