Regular visitors to the FWG might remember that last winter, signs of downy woodpecker work on ash trees was extensive. This was true, too, across the region. The woodpeckers were searching for emerald ash borer larvae (and other tasty insects, if any). This year, we can again see fresh signs of their work. The woodpeckers are not killing the trees by this work. The trees are already on their way out... their demise caused by the small, brilliantly pretty, ash borer!