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Acorn woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus

Notes:

Second and third picture is part of a "granary" where acorns are stored in holes drilled by the birds

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1 Comment

ZooNerd
ZooNerd 9 years ago

I just love watching these things on television on the bird documentaries. They sure know how to Swiss cheese a perfectly good tree to make way for their acorn storage. They are real neat birds. good job. keep it up.

LennyWorthington
Spotted by
LennyWorthington

Sierra Vista, Arizona, USA

Spotted on May 3, 2005
Submitted on Feb 6, 2015

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