Next time you’re at the convention centre, Ripley’s, catching a game, or visiting the CN Tower, take note of the giant woodpeckers just under the CN Tower’s shadow.

Millions of People Walk Right Past it Every Year

…and now you’ll be that person with all the fun facts when you stroll by with your group.

The Facts About This 98 Foot Steel Pillar

It conveys an industrial tree trunk, with holes that were seemingly pecked at by two giant, metal birds. You’ll be sure to spot them: vibrant and neon-bright, clinging to the steel.

The piece is called “Woodpecker Column,” from 1997 by Canadian artists FASTWÜRMS.

Here Are 3 More Fun Facts!

1. They look tiny from the sidewalk, but each are over 6.5 feet or 2 metres tall!
2. They’re native Canadians: A Pileated Woodpecker and a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
3. The artists wanted to inject an “enchanted forest” in the middle of our concrete city…putting these mother-nature construction workers right next to Toronto’s mega-structures.

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