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Woodpeckers in Ephesus Turkey (1 Viewer)

MariettaBirder

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Last May while touring in Ephesus I got these distant photos of a couple of woodpeckers. The first two are of the same bird and the last three are of the same bird. Based on behavior and overall jizz I'm pretty sure they are both woodpeckers, but which species? My guess is Middle Spotted.

These photos have been cropped, but are otherwise unaltered. Any further clarification will be appreciated.
 

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This is a Eurasian Jay - check out the long tail, buff head and thick black moustachial stripe.

The spotted woodpeckers in Europe are all black & white

Cheers
Mike
 
This is a Eurasian Jay - check out the long tail, buff head and thick black moustachial stripe.

The spotted woodpeckers in Europe are all black & white

Cheers
Mike

Well, no wonder why I was having a hard time finding out what kind of woodpecker it was:-O

Thanks Mike and everyone for the help on this.
 
A very good year for Jays,good numbers all round,saying that there are plenty of Syrian woodpeckers around this year as well,must have been that wet winter/spring we had.
 
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