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This happens to my front step railing very year or so. It's two things that have been mentioned, but in combination.
Carpenter bees bored into your wood to make their nests, and then a woodpecker came along and ate the bees in their nests.
Here's a cool article about the bees. http://entomology.ca.uky.edu/ef611
This is exactly what it looks like.
I had this exact situation happen to the fascia boards on my previous house. Carpenter bees bored into the wood and were living in it. Then a woodpecker came along and got them.
The damage in your picture looks exactly how my fascia boards looked after the woodpecker got his meal. You can also see the tunnels that go into the wood. I never even knew the bees were in the fascia, but somehow the woodpecker did...
Never have understood wooden retaining walls. A landslide is an expensive, dangerous way to find out the pillars have rotted out and need replacing.
Carpenter bees, they nest in wood.
Everyone needs at least one battery powered security camera. Recommend using something that avoids cloud bullshit. That limits things quite a bit, but I recommend lorex.
To film bees?
How are you gonna catch your wife's lover otherwise?
To film things you might want to film temporarily - bees, crawlspace during heavy rains to ensure water isn't intruding, TV when you're adjusting an exterior antenna, etc.
I got a decent motion-activated trail cam for around $50. It has no connectivity, so I need to occasionally transfer videos from the SD card. Works great.
Amcrest and Lorex are both that use the same supplier - Dahua. Empire Tech on Amazon sells them at a good price.
Just be sure to put them on a separate VLAN that doesn't have any internet access. This applies to any security cameras, not just ones from Chinese companies.
Giga Ultra Nutbuster
AKA a gun?