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Acorn Woodpeckers Fighting in Flight
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Acorn Woodpeckers Fighting in Flight (Melanerpes formicivorus)

Back in 2012, I visited a park up in the Santa Cruz mountains where a bunch of acorn woodpeckers were very active. Wow, they fight a lot!
Location
Quail Hollow Ranch County Park, Ben Lomond, California
Date taken
April 29, 2012
Scientific name
Melanerpes formicivorus
Equipment used
Nikkon d7000, Nikon 300mm f/4 PF, TC 1.4eiii
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This is one awesome behavior image and captured perfectly Marc!
 
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Wow, that's an amazing shot. And the plant in the BG increases the dramatism of the scene.
 
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What a wonderful picture you've taken of this battle Marc!!

We don't have a flight picture in The Opus, so I'll upload this one to the article shortly.

Many thanks for sharing it with us.
 

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