ML343648321
Contributor
Date
Location
- Age and sex
- Adult, Unknown sex - 1
- Behaviors
- Vocalizing
- Tags
- Habitat
Media notes
Ponderosa snag from 2011 fire was the center of territorial and courtship behavior involving three birds
Observation details
From high in Ponderosa two birds drooped down together falling as they cling together separating and flying off near ground. This was apparently a territorial conflict between two males. Another pair appear to be in a territorial dispute one of them persistently chasing the other. The pursuing birds repeatedly drives the pursued bird off of perches. Action seems to center on one snag with many nest cavities. The third bird, possibly a female, comes frequently to that tree. Wing out display seen at least once and Circle Flight Display ending near nest cavity seen several times. Birds were active in an area of Ponderosa pine snags still standing from the 2011 Track Fire. They have been active in the area since at least 2017, though the number of standing snags is diminishing; very few are left.
Technical information
- Model
- COOLPIX P950
- ISO
- 1600
- Focal length
- 268 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/6.3
- Shutter speed
- 1/2000 sec
- Dimensions
- 1507 pixels x 2082 pixels
- Original file size
- 701.97 KB