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Forward Planning
delia todd

Forward Planning (Dendrocopos major)

Back at Loch of the Lowes. I was watching a Great Spotted Woodpecker at the nut feeder, when he flew across to a dead tree, which he appeared to attack! Then back to the nuts again.

He repeated this once or twice, when I suddenly realised he was storing the nuts in holes in the tree!!!

I wonder if he'll remember where he put them? LOL

So sorry, you're not getting a full view of him (yes, it was a male), but that was all I could see and I was wanting to record the behaviour.
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Habitat
Inland loch and woodland nature reserve
Location
Loch of the Lowes, Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland
Date taken
7 June, 2024
Scientific name
Dendrocopos major
Equipment used
Nikon Coolpix P900
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
Birdwatching mode
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Stanley Jones
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I did not realize other woodpeckers did this other than the Acorn Woodpecker. Great action and behavioral picture D! TFS!
 

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Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
delia todd
Date added
View count
131
Comment count
7

Image metadata

Device
NIKON COOLPIX P900
Aperture
ƒ/5
Focal length
89.2 mm
Exposure time
1/60 second(s)
ISO
800
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
BF Great Spotted Woodpecker 7 June 2024.jpg
File size
783.5 KB
Date taken
Fri, 07 June 2024 1:34 PM
Dimensions
1500px x 1218px

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