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Jay - Garrulus Glandarius
Although they are the most colourful members of the crow family, jays are actually quite difficult to see. They are shy woodland birds, rarely moving far from cover. The screaming call usually lets you know a jay is nearby and it is usually given when a bird is on the move, so watch for a bird flying between the trees with its distinctive flash of white on the rump. Jays are famous for their acorn feeding habits and in the autumn you may see them burying acorns for retrieving later in the winter.
The word jay has an archaic meaning in American slang meaning a person who chatters impertinently.
The term jaywalking was coined in 1915 to label persons crossing a busy street carelessly and becoming a traffic hazard. The term began to imply recklessness or impertinent behavior as the convention became established.
In January 2014, Canadian author Robert Joseph Greene embarked on a lobbying campaign among ornithologists in Europe and North America to get Merriam-Websters Dictionary to have a "Jabber of Jays" as an official term under bird groups.
Population:
UK breeding:
170,000 territories
Macro Mondays: Balance HMM
Building/stacking --- with very carefully placed acorn pieces.
Have a great week!
La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.
♂️ Melanerpes formicivorus flavigula
(Acorn Woodpecker / Carpintero careto)
The Acorn Woodpecker is a common, conspicuous inhabitant of foothill and montane woodlands from northwestern Oregon, California, the American Southwest, and western Mexico through the highlands of Central America to the northern Andes in Colombia.
Subspecies Melanerpes formicivorus flavigula is found in the Colombian Andes.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.
♂️ Melanerpes formicivorus flavigula
(Acorn Woodpecker / Carpintero careto)
The Acorn Woodpecker is a common, conspicuous inhabitant of foothill and montane woodlands from northwestern Oregon, California, the American Southwest, and western Mexico through the highlands of Central America to the northern Andes in Colombia.
Subspecies Melanerpes formicivorus flavigula is found in the Colombian Andes.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.
Melanerpes formicivorus flavigula
(Acorn Woodpecker / Carpintero careto)
The Acorn Woodpecker is a common, conspicuous inhabitant of foothill and montane woodlands from northwestern Oregon, California, the American Southwest, and western Mexico through the highlands of Central America to the northern Andes in Colombia.
Subspecies Melanerpes formicivorus flavigula is found in the Colombian Andes.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.
♂️ Melanerpes formicivorus flavigula
(Acorn Woodpecker / Carpintero careto)
The Acorn Woodpecker is a common, conspicuous inhabitant of foothill and montane woodlands from northwestern Oregon, California, the American Southwest, and western Mexico through the highlands of Central America to the northern Andes in Colombia.
Subspecies Melanerpes formicivorus flavigula is found in the Colombian Andes.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.
♂️ Melanerpes formicivorus flavigula
(Acorn Woodpecker / Carpintero careto)
The Acorn Woodpecker is a common, conspicuous inhabitant of foothill and montane woodlands from northwestern Oregon, California, the American Southwest, and western Mexico through the highlands of Central America to the northern Andes in Colombia.
Subspecies Melanerpes formicivorus flavigula is found in the Colombian Andes.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.
♂️ Melanerpes formicivorus flavigula
(Acorn Woodpecker / Carpintero careto)
The Acorn Woodpecker is a common, conspicuous inhabitant of foothill and montane woodlands from northwestern Oregon, California, the American Southwest, and western Mexico through the highlands of Central America to the northern Andes in Colombia.
Subspecies Melanerpes formicivorus flavigula is found in the Colombian Andes.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.
Melanerpes formicivorus flavigula
(Acorn Woodpecker / Carpintero careto)
The Acorn Woodpecker is a common, conspicuous inhabitant of foothill and montane woodlands from northwestern Oregon, California, the American Southwest, and western Mexico through the highlands of Central America to the northern Andes in Colombia.
Subspecies Melanerpes formicivorus flavigula is found in the Colombian Andes.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
I am revisiting this photo because I was asked permission to use it. So I reprocessed it and it brought back wonderful memories when we could travel. Taken in Belize, Central America.
Thank you for your visit and comments. They are very much appreciated.
Acorn Street, situated in the Beacon Hill neighborhood, is known for its charming cobblestones, old style lamps and red brick buildings. It is one of the most photographed street in Boston.
La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.
♂️ Melanerpes formicivorus flavigula
(Acorn Woodpecker / Carpintero careto)
The Acorn Woodpecker is a common, conspicuous inhabitant of foothill and montane woodlands from northwestern Oregon, California, the American Southwest, and western Mexico through the highlands of Central America to the northern Andes in Colombia.
Subspecies Melanerpes formicivorus flavigula is found in the Colombian Andes.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
The process of germination and growth of acorns offers profound insights into the very essence of life itself. From a tiny seed, a great tree may arise, representing the awe-inspiring potential for growth and transformation inherent in all living beings. The sprouting of the acorn into a seedling also highlights the delicate balance of environmental factors necessary for life to flourish, such as water, soil, and sunlight. Moreover, the process of growth can be seen as a reflection of the cyclical nature of existence, as the seedling transforms into a mature tree, which in turn produces its own acorns, perpetuating the cycle of life. Overall, the germination and growth of acorns offer a powerful reminder of the beauty and complexity of life and the interconnectedness of all things.
I sort of fell in love with these Acorn Woodpeckers on our trip to Costa Rica. Not only did we have a fabulous guide, but we saw so many beautiful birds. Taken in San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica.
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An Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) checks a tree trunk for stored food items woods of Cave Creek Ranch in Cave Creek Canyon in southern Arizona, U.S.A.
This was on the trip we took as our first venture on a winter holiday into the United States with the focus of wildlife in Arizona.
2 March, 2012.
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An Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) searches for some food items stored in the rough bark of the trees at Cave Creek Ranch near Portal, Arizona, U.S.A.
This was on a trip we took on our first venture on a winter holiday into the United States with the focus on Arizona. It proved very successful with the wide variety of new bird species for me.
28 February, 2012.
Slide # GWB_20120228_9590.CR2
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I picked these at a new park I explored. After i left them on my picnic table on the deck, I heard a little noise out there afterwards. Guess what? One squirrel already came for the feast. How could it possibly sense that?? They've got to have a very sharp sense or eyesight, huh?
This year, the acorn oak trees around me don't do too well, I've hardly seen acorns on them. However, my small version of acorn oak tree in my backyard bear tons of fruits, dropped everywhere. Sorry for my landscaper that it's a little hard for them to cut the lawn. :-((
I sort of fell in love with these Acorn Woodpeckers on our trip to Costa Rica. Not only did we have a fabulous guide, but we saw so many beautiful birds. Taken in San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica.
Thank you for your visit and comments. They are very much appreciated.
Acorn Woodpecker - Battiste Bed, Breakfast and Birds, Hereford, Arizona
This is a better photography of the this species than the one I had previously posted. The previous post was Bird Species (# 44) that I photographed and placed on my Flickr Photostream. Overall goal is 1000.
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