
Acorn Woodpecker

by Robert Harris
Title
Acorn Woodpecker
Artist
Robert Harris
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A clown-faced western woodpecker with a complicated social structure, living in small colonies. Best known for its habit of hoarding acorns: the birds drill small holes in a dead snag, then harvest acorns in fall and store them in these holes, to be eaten during winter. Such a "granary tree" may be used for generations and may be riddled with up to 50,000 holes.
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December 21st, 2022
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