The Acorn Woodpeckers (Melanerpes formicivorus)are back in town now. Oddly enough, they are plucking the oak trees and then flying their loot over to the granary tree for storage.
---Bob Gross---
robertwgross Cream of the Crop 9,462 posts Likes: 3 Joined Nov 2002 Location: California More info | Sep 30, 2005 20:27 | #1 |
herderdog Senior Member 530 posts Joined Jan 2005 Location: Kingston, Wa. More info | Sep 30, 2005 20:37 | #2 All right Bob! Nice one! Bonnie
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sparker1 Cream of the Crop 29,368 posts Likes: 295 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ More info | Sep 30, 2005 20:41 | #3 Wonderful capture, Bob. What a nice bird. Stan (See my gallery at http://www.pbase.com/sparker1
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cfcRebel Cream of the Crop 10,252 posts Joined Feb 2005 Location: Austin, TX More info | Sep 30, 2005 20:44 | #4 Nice shot of the woodpecker. I don't believe i have seen one IRL before. Fee
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robertwgross THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 9,462 posts Likes: 3 Joined Nov 2002 Location: California More info | cfcRebel wrote: Nice shot of the woodpecker. I don't believe i have seen one IRL before. The book says that they get about as far east as El Paso, going your way.
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maderito Goldmember 1,336 posts Joined Oct 2003 Location: Southern New England More info | robertwgross wrote: The book says that they get about as far east as El Paso ---Bob Gross--- Nice capture Bob. There's at least one Woody in this town also. Woody Lee
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dancinec Cream of the Crop 8,035 posts Joined Apr 2005 Location: Carlsbad, California More info | Sep 30, 2005 21:21 | #7 Great capture of him storing his food. Some places they will put those nuts in the wood roofs and sideboards. Dennis
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TammieO Goldmember 2,020 posts Joined Nov 2004 Location: Chandler, AZ More info | Sep 30, 2005 21:22 | #8 Fantastic! I didn't know they stored the acorns that way. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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