Why do they call them Acorn Woodpeckers?
Nov 11, 2021 02:56:17 #
I can't figure it out ...? Why? Do you know?
Nov 11, 2021 10:35:32 #
Nov 11, 2021 11:14:15 #
Mustanger wrote:
I can't figure it out ...? Why? Do you know?
According to iBirdPro, "The Acorn Woodpecker stores nuts in individually drilled holes in trees calledd granaries. The acorns are jammed in so tight that even squirrels can't pry them out."
Nov 11, 2021 12:47:39 #
Nov 11, 2021 13:26:29 #
Nov 11, 2021 13:31:14 #
LarryFB wrote:
According to iBirdPro, "The Acorn Woodpecker stores nuts in individually drilled holes in trees calledd granaries. The acorns are jammed in so tight that even squirrels can't pry them out."
Thank you Larry...yes I have a granary and nesting stump (60t tall) right by my house. I have been learning so much just watching them. They come down to my fountain & hit the suet blocks almost daily. Thanks for the input!
Nov 11, 2021 13:34:13 #
NMGal wrote:
Maybe because they like acorns?
LOl...you got it! They really have packed in a lot of nuts this year! I expect a long cold winter if the signs are right! I was just taking Oak leaf pics in their pretty golden phase when I spotted some movement way up there....couldn't tell if it ws an Acorn until I zoomed in on the pic!
Nov 12, 2021 08:38:53 #
LarryFB wrote:
According to iBirdPro, "The Acorn Woodpecker stores nuts in individually drilled holes in trees calledd granaries. The acorns are jammed in so tight that even squirrels can't pry them out."
Wait! Whaaat? iBirdPro hasn’t met my squirrels. I swear there is nothing beyond their theiving capabilities! (And I love them!)
Nov 12, 2021 08:41:02 #
Nice catch, Walt. I don’t believe we have those woodpeckers here.
Nov 12, 2021 09:38:25 #
Marg wrote:
Nice catch, Walt. I don’t believe we have those woodpeckers here.
Thanks Marg for stopping by. Pretty common out here in Oregon & Calif. and very comical looking! I love them all around me here. I learned they live in communes & share raising the young!
Nov 12, 2021 09:45:26 #
Mustanger wrote:
Thanks Marg for stopping by. Pretty common out here in Oregon & Calif. and very comical looking! I love them all around me here. I learned they live in communes & share raising the young!
The hippies of the bird world! 😂
Nov 12, 2021 10:46:02 #
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Nov 12, 2021 12:47:03 #
mrtkarlin
Loc: Ashland, Oregon
A nearby granary https://photos.smugmug.com/December-2020/i-PnDLJn6/0/c79f516a/5K/_8504860-Edit-Edit-5K.jpg
Nov 12, 2021 14:04:38 #
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