Wildlife of Henry W. Coe State Park
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Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
On limb of granary tree, detail from photo below.
The acorn woodpecker lives in colonies and stores acorns in holes drilled by generations of woodpeckers,
as seen in this photo. They will later eat the acorns and also eat the insects which feed on the acorns.
Pine Ridge.
April 1976.
Photos copyright Ó by Dave Hildebrand.
Used with permission.
Ponderosa pine trunk used as "granary" by woodpeckers.
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((The term "granary" is used in a loose sense, for, strictly speaking, it is a storehouse
for grain, i.e. seeds of grasses.)
Along the Ponderosa Trail, Pine Ridge.
13 October 2002.
Photograph copyright Ó by Gena Zolotar.
Used with permission.
Acorn woodpeckers at top of dead Ponderosa Pine, riddled with holes
for acorn storage.
Along the Ponderosa Trail, Pine Ridge.
13 October 2002.
Photograph copyright Ó by Gena Zolotar.
Used with permission.
Henry W. Coe State Park, California
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