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Dec 7, 2018 19:13:42   #
robertjerl Loc: Corona, California
 
In between the rains Wed the Acorn Woodpeckers, crows and jays came after peanuts when I put some out. None of the jays gave me a chance for shots but the woodpeckers did. There were at least 3 or 4 of them coming in relays. Sometimes two or three in view at once. Here is one male getting a peanut off the flowerbed retaining wall and another male waiting on the swing set for his turn.
5DIV, Tamron 150-600 G2 @ 600, 1/200 @ f/6.3, ISO 400 with fill flash using a tripod. Center point assisted AF with spot metering. The bird's black feathers came out a bit under exposed and had to be brought up in processing, extreme crops since these were at aprx 70' and 60'.

Acorn Woodpeckers have a complicated social life. A male will stake out a large territory and attract several females. All the breeding females will lay eggs in a common nest and share the brooding and raising. Then the off spring will stay with the flock, breed themselves sometimes and help raise new generations. They store acorns and other nuts in holes in trees, power poles, wooden buildings etc. "Granary trees" have been found with up to 50,000 holes and from 400 to 500 or more pounds of acorns in one location. Since they are a "flock"/"family" they leave a sentry to guard each cache of food. They will stay all year if food is good, but if they run out before the winter is over they will migrate to a location with better food, even down into Mexico.


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Dec 7, 2018 19:21:21   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
Your usual good photography and educational work, Bob!

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Dec 7, 2018 20:16:22   #
robertjerl Loc: Corona, California
 
UTMike wrote:
Your usual good photography and educational work, Bob!


Thanks a lot.

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Dec 8, 2018 19:28:19   #
Swamp-Cork Loc: Lanexa, Virginia
 
Excellent narrative and images, Robert!

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Dec 8, 2018 20:23:18   #
robertjerl Loc: Corona, California
 
Swamp-Cork wrote:
Excellent narrative and images, Robert!

Thank you very much.

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Dec 8, 2018 20:33:29   #
Bill_de Loc: US
 
Very nice pictures and narrative.

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Dec 8, 2018 20:50:32   #
robertjerl Loc: Corona, California
 
Bill_de wrote:
Very nice pictures and narrative.

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Thank You

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