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Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) video
Two scenes of adults, first being an apparent territorial squabble, second being an individual removing an acorn from one "granary tree" and then flying away to deposit it at another "granary tree".
- Recorded 8 March 2010
- Added to IBC 2 years 11 weeks ago
- Don DesJardin
- Location Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp bairdi).
- Duration 45 sec
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Removing an acorn from one "granary tree" and then flying away to deposit it at another "granary tree" is fairly common relocation or theft behaviour among birds within, or from a different colony.