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An inquisitive Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus).

Photographed in San Diego County, CA
November 2021

#acornwoodpecker #melanerpesformicivorus #zoology #ornithology #california #sandiegocounty #coniferousforest #wildlifephotography #canon 🪶

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Pine Bunting (นกจาบปีกอ่อนป่าสน) ♂ 𝘌𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘢 𝘭𝘦𝘶𝘤𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘴

Pine Bunting (นกจาบปีกอ่อนป่าสน) ♂ 𝘌𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘢 𝘭𝘦𝘶𝘤𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘴

Pine Bunting (นกจาบปีกอ่อนป่าสน) 𝘌𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘢 𝘭𝘦𝘶𝘤𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘴

Common Cuckoo (นกคัคคูพันธุ์ยุโรป) ♂ & Pine Bunting (นกจาบปีกอ่อนป่าสน) ♂ 𝘊𝘶𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘴 | 𝘌𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘢 𝘭𝘦𝘶𝘤𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘴

Pine Bunting is pleasantly numerous in #Mongolia.

I can't find any account of it being parasitized by Common Cuckoo, but one of the male #buntings became very agitated towards the #cuckoo.

#birdphotography #birding #birdwatching #cutebirds #pine #coniferousforest #naturebeauty #songbirds #parasite

The study area and the distribution of sample plots.

Zhi-Dan Ding et al. optimize #CrownDensity and #Volume #Estimation across two #ConiferousForest types in southern China via #Boruta and #Cubist methods in order to increase the #EstimationAccuracy of #ForestStandParameters.
Details: doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...