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Acorn woodpecker on a tree Snag
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Acorn woodpecker on a tree Snag (Melanerpes formicivorus)

Took a few pictures of this acorn woodpecker on a dead tree snag--and in this photo, if you look closely, you will see the woodpecker has a tasty morsel in its beak. Also, what's cool is, you can observe the classic woodpecker balancing act - the feet are up high, nearly level with the beak - but the woodpecker stays balanced by keeping its tail pressed to the wood below, for support!
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Habitat
Open fields and woods.
Location
Talent, Oregon, USA
Date taken
April 1, 2021
Scientific name
Melanerpes formicivorus
Equipment used
Sony RX10M3
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/2000 sec, f/4.0, 160 ISO
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Reactions: vobler69, delia todd and KC Foggin
KC Foggin
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You've made a great start to your Gallery Miguel! And this is a great image of this Acorn Woodpecker along with your 3 other images.
 
Kits
Such an interesting behavioural shot, Miguel.
 
delia todd
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That's a fabulous picture you've taken of this woodie Miguel. They have such an interesting life cycle, don't they.

An excellent job - many thanks for showing him to us.
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
MiguelATF
Date added
View count
406
Comment count
5

Image metadata

Device
SONY DSC-RX10M3
Aperture
ƒ/4
Focal length
220.0 mm
Exposure time
1/2000 second(s)
ISO
160
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
RX10_Apr1_21_Acorn_woodpecker_on_snag.jpg
File size
3.8 MB
Date taken
Thu, 01 April 2021 11:26 AM
Dimensions
3170px x 3021px

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