Granary Of an Acorn Wood Pecker

Description:

This is a granary of an Acorn Wood Pecker on a branch of Mountain Oak. Acorn woodpeckers use the same storage trees over and over, year after year. Generations of the woodpeckers will use the same tree, which is called a granary tree. Jays and squirrels will visit the granary trees to take the acorns. The acorn woodpeckers cooperate together to defend their granary from other animals. Over the winter, the birds use the stored acorns for food. In the fall, when the acorns begin to ripen and fall from the oak trees, the holes in the granary trees are once again filled by these busy birds. Acorn woodpeckers will also peck holes in the wooden siding of buildings to use as granaries, which makes their activities unpopular with homeowners. The call of the acorn woodpecker sounds like laughter. Their distinctive calls can most often be heard during the early part of the day and in the evening.