Woodpeckers - Toronto, ON, Canada
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N 43° 38.532 W 079° 23.087
17T E 630275 N 4833401
'Woodpecker Column' by Fastwürms
Dai Skuse and Kim Kozzi
Waymark Code: WM19G1T
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 02/21/2024
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"STANDING TALL IN THE SHADOW of the CN Tower, Toronto’s extremely popular tourist attraction, is a rather overlooked piece of art. Take a good look at “Woodpecker Column,” and you’ll spot two charming birds catching your eye with their bright colors, even when the tower is shrouded in fog.
The 98-foot-tall (30 meters) black steel column was created by Fastwürms, a Canadian artist collective, and installed in 1997. The piece is freckled with round holes so it resembles a tree trunk its two avian residents have routinely hammered.
The birds are over 6.5 feet (two meters) tall. One is a yellow-bellied sapsucker, the other a pileated woodpecker. Both species are native to Canada and the United States. "
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