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If you've ever watched a woodpecker drilling away at wood, you might have wondered how they keep stable as they work. Part of the secret is in their tails! Woodpecker tail feathers are stiffer and stronger than the tail feathers of other birds. Leaning against their stiff tails gives them an extra point of stability while pecking or moving up and down tree trunks.