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Coconut Bar for the Birds
SueO

Coconut Bar for the Birds (Melanerpes chrysogenys)

This is something I've never seen before. This opened coconut was up very high in a palm taller than the light posts. As a San Blas Jay was drinking and eating, the Golden-cheeked Woodpecker drove him off and had a drink himself. I'm not sure who opened the coconut, but it was a popular stopping place. After the Woody finished, five San Blas Jays flew in.
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Habitat
Dry Tropical Forest
Location
Jalisco, Mexico
Date taken
April 1, 2016
Scientific name
Melanerpes chrysogenys
Equipment used
canon
Thomas P Brown
Since it sounds like you found it this way, do you think the Jays and Woodies worked to get it open like that? I have to use my machete just to get even close the that! Thanks for sharing these great shots!

Tom
 
SueO
I don't know if it was a joint effort or not. The closest thing I've seen to this was in Australia. I saw a group of Sulfur-crested Cockatoos work together to get a coconut to drop and after it dropped (and presumably cracked) they worked together to get it torn up.
 

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