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Male Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) trying to drive off/scare/harass a California ground squirrel from the woodpeckers stash (granary) of acorns. California. The ground squirrel is trying to steal a quick meal of acorns.
©Tom & Pat Leeson
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