Acorn Woodpecker Again

Gallery: AvianPosted February 23, 201184 views7 comments

This is another shot of the Acorn Woodpecker I captured. I like this one because it shows the storage of the acorns. I read about this behavior and now I have my own evidence of it. I again cropped a lot (to 30% of FF) to enlarge the bird and show the acorns.

Comments are appreciated.

02-20-11 9:30 a.m.
Canon 7D
300 2.8L + 1.4 ext
f/6.3
1/500
ISO 500
Metering = Spot
Exposure Comp 0
WB - Auto
Tripod

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by David Haynes on February 23, 2011 at 12:45 PM

Harry,

What an interesting image. I love all the pockets of acorns being stored. You got a very nice profile view of the bird with a great composition. I got your message from my post about processing. Let's talk. I need help. Oh, your title is misspelled. Thought you'd want to fix it.

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Comment posted by Harry Harris on February 23, 2011 at 1:20 PM

I guess I need to work on my typing as well as my photography. I cannot find a way to edit the title. Could someone tell me the size of my posts here so I can make sure I am doing it correctly.

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Comment posted by Scott Frye on February 23, 2011 at 2:32 PM

wow -- i had to call everyone in the house over to the monitor to look at this behavior -- very informative

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Comment posted by Harry Harris on February 23, 2011 at 4:10 PM

Thanks Rich for the how and David for the heads up. The behavior is amazing, they have to find a hole that is just right for the acorn they have. Too loose and it will fall out; too tight and the acron will crack and spoil. They even have to maintain the cache, so as the acorns dry and shrink they have to move them.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on February 23, 2011 at 5:38 PM

Very nice image. I think seeing all of the acorns is a real plus for the image.

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Comment posted by David Williams on February 23, 2011 at 9:00 PM

When I first looked at the thumbnail, I thought I the woodpecker might be a little lost on the tree. After clicking on it, and also seeing the large version, you got it exactly right. That is pretty neat to see all those acorns stuck in there......nicely done!

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on February 23, 2011 at 9:05 PM

Excellent...love the composition. Works really well with this species to show them on their tree.

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