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acorn woodpecker

  1. Two of three

    Two of three

    We've had three of these cute woodies in our neighborhood for a long time but they won't come to our deck feeders. Guess the numerous old oak trees keep them busy collecting acorns which they store and eat. This is a big crop but I couldn't resist showing them off.
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    • Category: North America
  2. Acorn Woodpecker (Female)

    Acorn Woodpecker (Female)

    Another from the archives. I'm currently going through the entire inventory and ruthlessly "binning" images dating "way" back: found this one.
    • digishooter
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    • Category: North America
  3. Feeding time

    Feeding time

    same chick, now being fed.
    • Doc Duck
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    • Category: North America
  4. Acorn Woodpecker (male)

    Acorn Woodpecker (male)

    Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus subsp. striatipectus) Male, species slightly sexually dimorphic. Photographed along a ridge north of San Gerardo de Dota, Cordillera Talamanca, San Jos Province, Costa Rica. Montane cloud forest at ca. 2,743 m (9,000 ft) elevation.
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    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  5. Acorn Woodpecker

    Acorn Woodpecker

    Hi Folks: Another from my archives. This Acorn Woodpecker was captured at Madera Kubo B&B, Madera Canyon, AZ. The adult acorn woodpecker has a brownish-black head, back, wings and tail, white forehead, throat, belly and rump. The eyes are white. There is a small part on the small of their...
    • UncleGus_24
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    • Category: North America
  6. Acorn Woodpecker (male)

    Acorn Woodpecker (male)

    • Poppy4/3
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    • Category: North America
  7. Acorn Woodpecker (Female)

    Acorn Woodpecker (Female)

    They are nesting now. In fact, this female is sitting an active nidus in a telephone pole on my property.
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  8. Acorn Woodpecker

    Acorn Woodpecker

    This female has a bit of leucistic coloring on the edge of her wing.
    • ducbucln
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    • Category: North America
  9. Acorn Woodpecker

    Acorn Woodpecker

    These woodies are constantly moving the acorns from one hole to another in order to find the perfect fit. That larger hole had a youngster in it earlier this year.
    • ducbucln
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  10. Acorn Woodpecker

    Acorn Woodpecker

    This female was one of several that kept a close watch on their acorn granary.
    • ducbucln
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    • Category: North America
  11. Acorn Woodpecker

    Acorn Woodpecker

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  12. Acorn Woodpecker

    Acorn Woodpecker

    Hi Folks; WOW! The finds I'm making restoring my computer. Found this male Acorn Woodpecker I captured at Madera Kubo B&B, Madera Canyon, AZ. in 2008 amongst hundred's of others that I had never processed.
    • UncleGus_24
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  13. Acorn Woodpecker

    Acorn Woodpecker

    Hi folks; Here is another archive of my notecard birds captured at Madera Kubo B&B, Madera Canyon, AZ, Fill flash assist.
    • UncleGus_24
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    • Category: North America
  14. Acorn Woodpecker

    Acorn Woodpecker

    We took our dogs for a walk along the lakeshore yesterday and were surprised to find this pair of acorns feeding a youngster in a nest. We thought it was a little late for nestlings, but I just read that once the young leave the nest they return to be fed for several weeks.
    • ducbucln
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    • Category: North America
  15. Acorn Woodpecker

    Acorn Woodpecker

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  16. No! Don't do it!

    No! Don't do it!

    Don't peck on the high voltage wire!
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  17. Acorn headturner

    Acorn headturner

    Just a quick visit to the local library while Mom does some errands here. I'll browse and comment later. Here's another one of the "woodlicker", giving me a different pose. And get a load'a those feet! They're almost as big as a moorhen's :eek!:
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    • Category: North America
  18. Acorn woodlicker

    Acorn woodlicker

    One more from yesterday's early morning walk along the bike path. This Acorn Woodpecker was part of a whole family a couple of trees further down the driveway to Vallejo's Home State Park. There was also an Am. Kestrel in that tree, but the peckers didn't seem to mind. At least, not until the...
    • Doc Duck
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    • Category: North America
  19. Acorn Woodpecker

    Acorn Woodpecker

    I got closer photos of these wps but loved the curious look on this little guy.
    • ducbucln
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    • Category: North America
  20. Acorn Woodpecker

    Acorn Woodpecker

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  21. Acorn Woodpecker (M) calling

    Acorn Woodpecker (M) calling

    Hi Folks; Captured this male Acorn Woodpecker at Madera Kubo B&B, Madera Canyon, AZ perched high on a Pine tree. Large crop, fill flash Assist. The adult Acorn Woodpecker has a brownish-black head, back, wings and tail, white forehead, throat, belly and rump. The eyes are white. There is a...
    • UncleGus_24
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    • Category: North America
  22. Acorn Woodpecker

    Acorn Woodpecker

    These noisy woodies are always keeping busy as they check their stock of acorns.
    • ducbucln
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    • Category: North America
  23. Retrieving an acorn

    Retrieving an acorn

    Acorn woodies stuff acorns into holes and cracks in late summer, then pick them out again through the winter. If they've gone mouldy or insects have laid eggs in them in the meantime, then that just adds nutrition value. I watched this guy retrieve a couple of acorns, then take them to a branch...
    • Doc Duck
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  24. Acorn woodie

    Acorn woodie

    Another species tick for that week in California last month. Love the "clown face" on these guys. ;)
    • Doc Duck
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  25. Acorn Woodpecker

    Acorn Woodpecker

    Hi Folks; Captured this Acorn Woodpecker on our trip to Ash Canyon B&B, Hereford, AZ last year
    • UncleGus_24
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    • Comments: 17
    • Category: North America
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