David Attenboroughs Life of Birds has some excellent footage of the
Acorn Woodpecker trees. Extroardinary habits for a bird to evolve.
Very intricate and complex.
They're an interesting family the Woodpeckers, and one I can imagine
myself looking for in the future.
EB
2009/2/14 John Leonard <>:
> Pity the video didn't show the Woodpeckers storing the acorns; they
> would have been so angry to lose their cache.
>
> A more natural storage method for Acorn Woodpeckers is an Acorn
> Woodpecker Tree. I have seen one of these in California; it's an oak
> tree drilled full of holes, the whole the truck is covered in holes,
> and in each an acorn is carefully inserted. Obviously they're wedged
> so nothing else can pull the out, and only an Acorn Woodpecker can,
> later, drill the end off the acorn and extract the kernel. I imagine a
> single bird or a pair guards the tree through the winter.
>
> John Leonard
>
>
> 2009/2/14 Alan McBride <>:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I was sent this link today from a friend who appreciate woodpeckers as much
>> as I do (I miss them down here).
>>
>> It's certainly worth looking at, maybe check out Acorn Woodpeckers curious
>> squirrel-like habits if you aren't familiar with them first?
>>
>> See video on this site, it's pretty cool.
>>
>> http://sialia.com/s/calists.pl?rm=message;id=247327
>>
>> Best
>>
>> Alan
>>
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