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California quail, National Parks Birds Images

California quail, National Parks Birds Images

The California quail is a handsome, round-shaped bird with a rich gray breast, intricately scaled underparts, and a curious, forward-drooping head plume. Its characteristic "chi-ca-go" call is a common sound of... More

Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks - Acorn Woodpecker

Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks - Acorn Woodpecker

Acorn Woodpeckers live in large groups in western oak woodlands. Their social lives are fascinating: they store thousands of acorns each year by jamming them into holes they make in trees or wooden fenceposts ... More

Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks - Acorn Woodpecker

Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks - Acorn Woodpecker

Acorn Woodpeckers live in large groups in western oak woodlands. They store thousands of acorns each year by jamming them into holes they make in trees, fence posts, and power poles. A group member is always on... More

View from the Grasslands - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

View from the Grasslands - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Agave plant looking across the oak woodlands to Smuggler's Ridge Picryl description: Public domain photograph of National Park, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Acorn Woodpecker, National Parks gallery

Acorn Woodpecker, National Parks gallery

Acorn Woodpeckers live in large groups in western oak woodlands. They store thousands of acorns each year by jamming them into holes they make in trees and sometimes buildings and wooden telephone poles. A grou... More

Pinnacles national park - Oak Woodland

Pinnacles national park - Oak Woodland

Oak woodlands are one of the many ecosystems found in Pinnacles.

California scrub-jay - National Parks Gallery

California scrub-jay - National Parks Gallery

This bird is the "blue jay" of oak woodlands and chaparral shrublands in California. They are also found in backyards, pastures, and orchards. Scrub-jays are assertive, vocal, and inquisitive. You’ll often noti... More

Western Bluebird, National Parks Birds Images

Western Bluebird, National Parks Birds Images

In open oak woodlands of the Cesar Chavez National Monument, brilliant blue-and-rust Western Bluebirds sit on tree branches, fences, or telephone lines and swoop lightly toward the ground to catch insects. Deep... More

Acorn Woodpecker, National Parks gallery

Acorn Woodpecker, National Parks gallery

Acorn Woodpeckers live in large groups in western oak woodlands. They store thousands of acorns each year by jamming them into holes they make in trees, and sometimes in buildings or wooden power poles. A group... More