Meet the Bird that Filled an Antenna With Acorns Ca.

[Donna]

http://youtu.be/cZkAP-CQlhA

 


“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.

[Annette]

 

[MAK]

  Holy acorn!!! That's a lot of nuts!