Acorn Woodpecker by Bryan Murahashi

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14-SEP-2013

Placing its Acorn in just the right sized hole.

At Frog Lake at Henry Coe State Park.

Sony Alpha NEX-7
1/125s f/8.0 at 200.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

Buz Kiefer		17-Sep-2013 00:22
Very nice bit of wildlife behavior. Good one.

Hank Vander Velde		16-Sep-2013 00:38
Terrific shot Bryan. Nice to see all their hiding plaqces stuffed full.

laine		15-Sep-2013 22:06
What a great shot of this action...love it!!

Karen Stuebing		15-Sep-2013 20:58
Great timing to capture this woodpecker stashing the nut that gives him his name. V.

Carol Rollins		15-Sep-2013 15:28
Look at all those acorns he has already placed! Super timing and capture, Bryan. ~ Thanks for sharing. I've seen the Acorn Woodpecker before, but never this behavior.

Walter Otto Koenig		15-Sep-2013 13:50
Fascinating to see this with the woodpecker in this pose. "V"

Fong Lam		15-Sep-2013 13:23
Great shot of this woodpecker, Bryan...V

Jim Coffman		15-Sep-2013 12:46
I am always amazed at how smart animals can be! Great image,Bryan!

Ghislaine et Réal Boulet		15-Sep-2013 12:21
Magnificent picture.

Jackdad		15-Sep-2013 11:19
Getting in stores for the winter! Very impressive (I might start doing this with chocolate biscuits)

Tom LeRoy		15-Sep-2013 09:57
Fascinating capture, quite a storehouse of Acorns! V.

Graeme		15-Sep-2013 08:56
Nice capture of this woodpecker, Bryan.BV

globalgadabout		15-Sep-2013 05:54
this forward planning woodpecker has amassed quite the cache of food..a remarkable mage...V

Sam Rua		15-Sep-2013 05:53
Wow. That is quite the acorn repository. Nice find and capture, Bryan.

Steven Jusczyk		15-Sep-2013 05:10
Still room for a few more. Nice catch!

fotabug		15-Sep-2013 04:33
Nice capture

joseantonio		15-Sep-2013 04:05
What an amazing image. Well seen and captured.V