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Acorn woodpecker
MelospizaMelodiaFan

Acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)

Just doing acorn woodpecker things.
Incidentally, that oak leaf was brought over by the woodpecker from another tree.
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Habitat
Crane Creek Regional Park in Sonoma County, CA
Date taken
10 Nov 2023
Scientific name
Melanerpes formicivorus
Equipment used
E-M1ii, Zuiko 100-400
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Reactions: Ted Y., Krossed and Bewick
MelospizaMelodiaFan
Krossed said:
Whoa.......... I have never seen anything like this
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Here is an excerpt from wikipedia about the acorn woodpecker:
"The woodpeckers then collect acorns and find a hole that is just the right size for the acorn. As acorns dry out, they are moved to smaller holes and granary maintenance requires a significant amount of the bird's time. The acorns are visible, and a group defends its granary against potential cache robbers like Steller's jays and western scrub-jays."
 
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MelospizaMelodiaFan said:
Here is an excerpt from wikipedia about the acorn woodpecker:
"The woodpeckers then collect acorns and find a hole that is just the right size for the acorn. As acorns dry out, they are moved to smaller holes and granary maintenance requires a significant amount of the bird's time. The acorns are visible, and a group defends its granary against potential cache robbers like Steller's jays and western scrub-jays."
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That is just the coolest thing I have seen today. And I love the back story you added. TFS
 
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Opus Editor
It has to be acorn day today with the California (and Florida) Scrub Jay, too. Congratulations on your behavioural shot and showing its pantry in cross section. Nice blue sky as well.
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
MelospizaMelodiaFan
Date added
View count
717
Comment count
14

Image metadata

Device
OLYMPUS CORPORATION E-M1MarkII
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
335.0 mm
Exposure time
1/2000 second(s)
ISO
400
Flash
On, did not fire
Filename
Acorn woodpecker.jpg
File size
1.2 MB
Date taken
Fri, 10 November 2023 10:01 AM
Dimensions
1200px x 800px

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