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Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
 (L 9" WS 17.5" Wt 2.8 oz)
Del Valle Regional Park
Livermore
Young may stay with parents
several years and help raise
later generations.
My men and I have decided that our boss,
the president of the United States, is as
tough as woodpecker lips.
     (Charles A. Beckwith, US Army
      Viet Nam vet speaking of Jimmy Carter)
29Dec2009
27Dec2011
© BirdNote,
Ellen
Blackstone
Melanerpes in Greek means
black creeper; formicivorus in
Latin means
ant-eating.
© Geoffrey A.
Keller
Macaulay
Library