It pecked at the food eagerly.

Meaning: The bird used its beak to strike or hit the food with great enthusiasm.

Choice of Words: Pecked means to strike or hit with the beak. At indicates the direction or target of the pecking. Food is something that is eaten to provide nourishment. Eagerly means with keen desire or enthusiasm.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• Bird pecked trunk for food.
• Beaks pecked at seeds, gathering food.
• Woodpecker pecked tree, searching for food.
• Woodpeckers pecked at the bark for food.
• The woodpecker pecked at the tree trunk for food.
• Woodpecker pecked tree for food.
• The woodpecker's beak pecked at the tree.
• Beaks pecked, seeking hidden treasures.
• The woodpecker pecked at the tree trunk.
• Beaks pecked at tasty bird seeds.