Acorn Woodpecker eating a Scorpion

Davis Mountains State Park - West Texas

If you look at the top of the limb, you can see the scorpion (Texas Bark Scorpion) and so does the Woodpecker:

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give that bird a hand! great capture with those shots

Wonderful action sequence.
I love the last one.

Nice sequence Lee and greats shots too. I've got to make it out there to BBNP someday.

Great catch, all of them!

Great capture and series.