Back by popular demand following his outstanding presentation in May of 2025 on North American owls, acclaimed photographer Paul Bannick will focus on the woodpeckers of North America. Some of the most remarkable bird species found in the avian world, woodpeckers have evolved in ways that make them ecologically critical to forest health, serving as keystone species in a variety of wooded habitats across the continent. Their distinctive drumming sounds out a familiar rhythm, while their presence supports a myriad of birds and animals making them catalysts of diversity in the places they inhabit. They are, in many ways, the heartbeat of the forest.