Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus

 (L 9" WS 17.5" WT 2.8 oz)

Birds don’t read the bird books.
(That’s why they are seen doing
things they are not supposed to do).

    (Mary Wood)

26Dec08

Clown face is characteristic ...
common in western U.S.

Signorello vineyard

Napa, CA

14Oct06

Del Valle, CA

1000's of acorns
were embedded
in this tree.

23-4Sept08