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stellapathic
Cambria, CA
(Zone 10a)
January 19, 2007
11:57 PM Post #3102412
| These are my favorite backyard visitors. Here's a fledgling. This was his very first day of flight and he came right down and sat on the fence. 
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stellapathic
Cambria, CA
(Zone 10a)
January 19, 2007
11:58 PM Post #3102413
| Mama showing him the ropes. 
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stellapathic
Cambria, CA
(Zone 10a)
January 19, 2007
11:59 PM Post #3102414
| This is the whole nest checking out the seeds, same day. 
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stellapathic
Cambria, CA
(Zone 10a)
January 20, 2007
12:00 AM Post #3102419
| They're cautious but sure do love those peanuts. 
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stellapathic
Cambria, CA
(Zone 10a)
January 20, 2007
12:01 AM Post #3102420
| Baby discovering the birdbath - which they took to instantly by the way. They were so silly splashing around. 
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stellapathic
Cambria, CA
(Zone 10a)
January 20, 2007
12:03 AM Post #3102422
| I feel lucky to have these guys hanging around making their Woody Woodpecker sounds. 
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DonnaB
Vancleave, MS
(Zone 8b)
January 20, 2007
12:20 AM Post #3102448
| they are so beautiful but saw something bad about them on a nature program. If a female dies and has young that haven't fledged yet, new females will fight to take over the nest and the winner kills the babies of the previous mother and lays her own eggs. So sad!! |
pelletory
Marlton, NJ
January 20, 2007
7:36 AM Post #3102715
| Their really beautiful Stell!! Great photos too! First time I've seen these, Thanks so much for posting these and keep em coming! |
lilyfantn
Kingsport, TN
(Zone 6b)
January 20, 2007
7:49 AM Post #3102731
| Oh, I love these pictures! I have never seen or heard of these before. They look so exotic to me. How wonderful to see these. |
linthicum
Linthicum Heights, MD
(Zone 7a)
January 20, 2007
8:48 AM Post #3102824
| Great photos, stellapathic. Do you have any photos of trees where the Acorn Woodpecker has stored acorns ?
It's amazing to see all those small holes in a tree where they store them. |
duckmother
North Little Rock, AR
(Zone 7b)
January 20, 2007
11:08 AM Post #3103159
| Wonderful pictures, those birds are beautiful. |
hem_iamy
Albuquerque, NM
(Zone 7b)
January 20, 2007
11:22 AM Post #3103202
| What a great series Stella! How lucky you are to have these... :)
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stellapathic
Cambria, CA
(Zone 10a)
January 20, 2007
11:27 AM Post #3103216
| linthicum, I know I have a better shot, one with a larger portion of the tree filled with acorns. It's called their "granary tree" and they've chosen one in my backyard as their storage site. I'm in the process of organizing a "birds" folder so I can find my photos easier for posting to this awesome new forum. I could also go out and take a new one, the tree is certainly filled to the max right now. Had visitors from Sweden a couple of weeks ago and they were amazed at these cool woodpeckers.
DonnaB, was this program about woodpeckers in general? I don't see this happening around here. Seems like there's a community effort. Moms watch the nests and dads dive-bomb the squirrels trying to steal their acorns out of the tree. The squirrels sure don't take too many chances around them, I must say. Can you imagine being impaled by one of those beaks? Yikes! They must be really hard and sharp to punch holes in all that wood. 
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lilyfantn
Kingsport, TN
(Zone 6b)
January 20, 2007
11:48 AM Post #3103282
| Oh that is SO amazing!! |
stellapathic
Cambria, CA
(Zone 10a)
January 20, 2007
12:56 PM Post #3103498
| Here's some info I found. Seems the females do destroy other eggs in a nest until all of them in the family are laying at the same time. This makes sense so that they all hatch around the same time and the girls don't have to babysit for a longer period of time. Not that this is the reason for their behavior, of course, I couldn't guess that, but sure makes nursery duties more efficient. [HYPERLINK@animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu] |
linthicum
Linthicum Heights, MD
(Zone 7a)
January 20, 2007
1:42 PM Post #3103624
| stellapathic, thanks for posting the photo of the tree w/ an Acorn Woodpecker. That's great. I've only seen photos of them since they are a western bird, but I always found their storing of acorns very neat. Hopefully, they only store them in trees and not houses ??? I know some woodpeckers are a real nuisance to homeowners and can do a lot of damage. |
DonnaB
Vancleave, MS
(Zone 8b)
January 20, 2007
2:02 PM Post #3103689
| I bet that is to funny watching the dads dive bomb the squirrells |
stellapathic
Cambria, CA
(Zone 10a)
January 20, 2007
2:17 PM Post #3103726
| Well, I learned something from that link myself. Looking back through my photos I see I should have said "papa showing babe the ropes." And the adult on the tree is a female. There's a band of black between the white face and red skullcap on the females. Didn't know that before. Cool. |
pelletory
Marlton, NJ
January 20, 2007
4:08 PM Post #3103989
| Great pics Stella! |
pelletory
Marlton, NJ
January 20, 2007
4:13 PM Post #3104005
| Geez, Can you imagine how this forum will be hopping when the Spring comes and we'll all be outside taking pics on trips and such. Can't wait! |
Marilynbeth
Hebron, KY
(Zone 6a)
January 20, 2007
9:11 PM Post #3104822
| Great photos Stella!
Pelle, Imagine all the pics showing 'baby birds' in the summer!
Marilyn |
Magpye
NW Qtr, AR
(Zone 6a)
January 20, 2007
10:05 PM Post #3104992
| Luv'd all of these pics, stellapathic ..
Such a beautiful (and interesting) woodpecker!!
How long have you been feeding them the p'nuts on the fence rail? Looks like it's 2nd nature to them .. (hee)
- Magpye |
cuckoo4rblackbe
Savannah, MO
(Zone 5b)
January 20, 2007
10:24 PM Post #3105056
| Great pictures Stella. My favorite is: Mama showing him the ropes!!
Cuckoo |
Murmur
Whidbey Island, WA
(Zone 7a)
January 20, 2007
11:09 PM Post #3105168
| Outstanding photos, Stella - I've also never seen an Acorn Woodpecker before . . . seeing the entire little family was delightful!!! Post more photos when you can! |
stellapathic
Cambria, CA
(Zone 10a)
January 21, 2007
12:35 AM Post #3105387
| Cuckoo, if you read the link I found today, you'll see that it was Papa showing Her the ropes! Learn something new every day. Magpye, they know the sound of the peanut bag and start doing their Woody Woodpecker sound when they hear it. I have no idea where that "du du du dat du, du du du dat du, du du du du du...originated, and the rhythm seems to be changed a bit, but these guys for sure have that sound when they're excited. And they're actually really shy around newcomers. I'm always excited to introduce visitors to the resident woodpeckers and they are nowhere to be found, even with peanuts out there, until they check out the new folks. I need to get out there and take a shot of the granary tree. There was a good harvest from the oaks and it's really full. Which, of course, tempts the squirrels and creates mayhem when they try to steal them. Never a dull moment. |
DebinSC
Summerville, SC
(Zone 8a)
January 21, 2007
5:04 PM Post #3107907
| Stella: I've really enjoyed being able to see your pics of such a beautiful woodpecker. Thanks for sharing them!
DebinSC |
birdscrazy
Portland, OR
(Zone 8a)
January 22, 2007
12:54 AM Post #3109372
| Stell !! The acorns family is just delightful to view. You are soooooo lucky . The baby its just sweet with those dark eyes. Did they end up with only one baby???
Great pics. Thank You for sharing. |
stellapathic
Cambria, CA
(Zone 10a)
January 22, 2007
12:14 PM Post #3110503
| birdscrazy, if you look at the third picture you'll see three of the four babies. One took a couple more days to fledge...there's always one slow learner isn't there? I took a shot yesterday of the tree with some fresh acorns in there... 
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stellapathic
Cambria, CA
(Zone 10a)
January 22, 2007
12:15 PM Post #3110507
| They have lots of tree to fill up... 
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birdscrazy
Portland, OR
(Zone 8a)
January 22, 2007
12:26 PM Post #3110542
| O my gosh !! ya, ...NOW I SEE ...lol :) Thanks Stell |
Marilynbeth
Hebron, KY
(Zone 6a)
January 22, 2007
12:29 PM Post #3110560
| The baby woodpeckers are so sweet and adorable! All the Acorn Woodpeckers are beautiful birds.
Thanks for sharing Stella!
Marilyn |
Murmur
Whidbey Island, WA
(Zone 7a)
January 22, 2007
12:30 PM Post #3110562
| Love looking up the trunk of the tree - super photo!! |
DonnaB
Vancleave, MS
(Zone 8b)
January 22, 2007
1:49 PM Post #3110804
| oh that is to cute |
pelletory
Marlton, NJ
January 22, 2007
4:21 PM Post #3111236
| Thats really incredible! Thanks for posting these Stella! |
pelletory
Marlton, NJ
January 22, 2007
4:58 PM Post #3111368
| What type of tree is that stella? |
stellapathic
Cambria, CA
(Zone 10a)
January 22, 2007
5:14 PM Post #3111423
| Here pelletory: [HYPERLINK@en.wikipedia.org] The largest stand of Monterey Pine in the world is here in Cambria. |
pelletory
Marlton, NJ
January 22, 2007
5:19 PM Post #3111438
| Thanks stella! |
Marilynbeth
Hebron, KY
(Zone 6a)
January 22, 2007
5:34 PM Post #3111489
| Thanks Stella. I was wondering what kind of tree that was. |
cuckoo4rblackbe
Savannah, MO
(Zone 5b)
January 28, 2007
2:30 PM Post #3131792
| I too was wondering what kind of tree takes all that drilling or pecking!
Cuckoo |
GreenLife
(Zone 10b)
January 28, 2007
8:19 PM Post #3132876
| I am just waiting for the day where I can photograph my neighborhood's acorn woodpecker clan in the way you have. I really apreciate their lively calls, their bold appearance and their collective nature. |
stellapathic
Cambria, CA
(Zone 10a)
January 28, 2007
8:48 PM Post #3132976
| Hey Greenlife, where are you? Close to me? I love "their lively calls, their bold appearance and their collective nature" also. Well said. |
