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Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus

Photo by TorreyNeel
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Feeding somebody with a large stash of acorns just below on a large old California Sycamore. Notice how it bends its tail down for balance, wow.

Habitat:

Oak and Sycamore woodland along a river.

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Save Our Oaks - San Diego
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PublishedMarch 15, 2012

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