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Title: Meet the Bird that Filled an Antenna With Acorns Ca. Post by: Donna on 17-Nov-15, 08:09:32 AM http://youtu.be/cZkAP-CQlhA (http://youtu.be/cZkAP-CQlhA)
:scaredblue: :scaredblue: :scaredblue: :scaredblue: :scaredblue: :scaredblue: “They’re pretty famous for finding places to hide acorns,” says Koenig, who has studied the bird for years. Koenig says he once saw a traffic signal stuffed so full of acorns that it was unreadable. Typically, the acorn woodpecker stores nuts one at a time, digging a small hole in a tree and pushing in a solitary acorn for safe keeping. That keeps it dry and somewhat protected from thieving squirrels. The birds have been known to cache as many as 50,000 individual acorns in a single redwood tree. Occasionally, they’ll put a batch of acorns together in a dead tree or hollow wall (or an antenna), although storing acorns in groups can increase the risk of spoilage from moisture or mold. Title: Re: Meet the Bird that Filled an Antenna With Acorns Ca. Post by: Annette on 17-Nov-15, 09:05:49 AM :wow:
Title: Re: Meet the Bird that Filled an Antenna With Acorns Ca. Post by: MAK on 17-Nov-15, 01:01:55 PM :o Holy acorn!!! That's a lot of nuts! :yes:
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