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raptorcaptor
Oct-22-2007, 06:50 PM
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1. Acorn Woodpeckers working on their granary! (Both females)

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2. This ones got a bit of catching up to do!

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3. This guy's not even going to try!

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4. Looking in the wrong place!

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5. Just doesn't see the point of it all!
Ric Grupe
Oct-22-2007, 07:50 PM
Tell the hawk that the livestock has to be fed! :wink

That first one is neat as hell, Glenn.:thumb
PrescottPhotog
Oct-22-2007, 08:25 PM
..Acorn Woodpeckers working on their granary! (Both females)

Hi Glenn, Wow, I wonder how many (and for how many years) those guys have been working on those poles. Lots of headaches I bet.
I really like the Snowy too !! All super captures..:clap
riddim_maker
Oct-22-2007, 10:48 PM
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Man, that's an awful lot of head-banging in #1:rofl
Very nice set Glenn:thumb
Richard
Oct-23-2007, 12:12 AM
Great set, Glenn. #1 is terrific, but I also love the composition and reflection in #4. Well done. :thumb

Regards,
dbaker1221
Oct-23-2007, 04:24 AM
cool set.:clap ....sorry but I've not heard of acorn woodies....do they put the nuts in there & then beat the hell out of em?
jwear
Oct-23-2007, 07:07 AM
great shots --what day did you shoot the red --?? I saw it on sunday .Funny I shot a stilt and got the see thru on the hole in the upper mandible just before the wind blew them away :rofl I have never seen the practice pole before :thumb
Froggy
Oct-23-2007, 08:06 AM
Really cool stuff here Glen, I love that 1st shot, great job

Steve
raptorcaptor
Oct-23-2007, 08:23 AM
Tell the hawk that the livestock has to be fed! :wink

That first one is neat as hell, Glenn.:thumb

I'm sure he would appreciate that! Thanks Ric!
raptorcaptor
Oct-23-2007, 08:27 AM
Hi Glenn, Wow, I wonder how many (and for how many years) those guys have been working on those poles. Lots of headaches I bet.
I really like the Snowy too !! All super captures..:clap

Thanks Chris!

Probably been working on it for several generations. Acorn woodpeckers are unique in that they are communal, and their granaries are passed down from generation to generation.
raptorcaptor
Oct-23-2007, 08:27 AM
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Man, that's an awful lot of head-banging in #1:rofl
Very nice set Glenn:thumb

Thanks Russ!
raptorcaptor
Oct-23-2007, 08:31 AM
Great set, Glenn. #1 is terrific, but I also love the composition and reflection in #4. Well done. :thumb

Regards,

Thanks Richard! It's hard not to get a decent photo of a stilt. I was hoping they would be more active so I could get some flash blurs.
raptorcaptor
Oct-23-2007, 08:35 AM
cool set.:clap ....sorry but I've not heard of acorn woodies....do they put the nuts in there & then beat the hell out of em?

They store them in, then protect them from other Acorn Woodpecker clans that might try to steal them!
raptorcaptor
Oct-23-2007, 08:37 AM
great shots --what day did you shoot the red --?? I saw it on sunday .Funny I shot a stilt and got the see thru on the hole in the upper mandible just before the wind blew them away :rofl I have never seen the practice pole before :thumb

Shot the woodpeckers at Starr Ranch which is in Irvine, near some of the fires, on Saturday. Did not do too much shooting on Sunday.
raptorcaptor
Oct-23-2007, 08:38 AM
Really cool stuff here Glen, I love that 1st shot, great job

Steve

Thanks Steve!
BigAl
Oct-23-2007, 09:41 PM
Nice set you got there Glenn :thumb I've heard about those woodies that store things, but it's the first pics I've seen - thanks for sharing.
raptorcaptor
Oct-24-2007, 07:51 AM
Nice set you got there Glenn :thumb I've heard about those woodies that store things, but it's the first pics I've seen - thanks for sharing.

Thanks Big Al!