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  1. Oh do go away

    Oh do go away

    The woodie didn't seem to be too pleased to have a camera pointing at him. Rather funnily, I'd no idea the Coal Tit was there until I downloaded it!! Saturday Fun
  2. Clinging on

    Clinging on

    For some reason the Great Spotted Woodpeckers seem to prefer the nuts at the bottom of the feeder. This is the male, we hadn't seen the female for a while, so presumably she was still on nest duty.
  3. Tutu

    Tutu

    A Great Spotted Woodpecker flopped onto the back side of a tree and started to move round... when suddenly he took off. I just couldn't delete that picture, it just looked so artistic. Saturday fun
  4. Forward Planning

    Forward Planning

    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...
  5. Great Spotted Woodpecker Pair and Chicks, Walthamstow Wetlands, London, UK, Normal Speed, May 2024

    Great Spotted Woodpecker Pair and Chicks, Walthamstow Wetlands, London, UK, Normal Speed, May 2024

    Video of a pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers (Dendrocopos major) feeding their chicks in the nest at Walthamstow Wetlands, London, UK @50fps.
  6. Great Spotted Woodpecker Pair and Chicks, Walthamstow Wetlands, London, UK, Slow Motion, May 2024

    Great Spotted Woodpecker Pair and Chicks, Walthamstow Wetlands, London, UK, Slow Motion, May 2024

    Video of a pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers (Dendrocopos major) feeding their chicks at Walthamstow Wetlands, London, UK
  7. Nuts are old hat!

    Nuts are old hat!

    This Great Spotted Woodpecker seems to prefer having fatballs on his diet today!! I think they must be nesting a bit away from the feeding station, as I've not seen either of them for a couple of weeks now. Unless, of course, they're coming when I'm not there.
  8. 11-04-2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker.jpg

    11-04-2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker.jpg

    Great Spotted Woodpecker - bird was quite small - poss Juvenile ?
  9. Scozmos

    Meet the 'peckers

    I've been photographing a pair of GSW for the last couple of years and sometimes capture a video or two so, I'm going to collect their story this year, if possible, in the hope they'll bring the youngsters back again. Looks like pop has been nest building already. Meet the 'peckers 2024
  10. Going Boss-eyed

    Going Boss-eyed

    A Great Spotted Woodpecker wondering what on earth is stuck on the end of her bill and how the heck to get rid of it! Saturday Fun
  11. Great Spotted Woodpecker

    Great Spotted Woodpecker

  12. Great Spotted Woodpecker

    Great Spotted Woodpecker

  13. There's something in the air

    There's something in the air

    Yesterday evening as the sun was going down and there was a bit of competition for the feeders
  14. Great Spotted Woodpecker & Ring-Necked Parakeet

    Great Spotted Woodpecker & Ring-Necked Parakeet

    While watching this woodpecker on the feeder, this parakeet would, every now and then, jump of its branch and try and force the woodpecker off, after a bit of luck I managed this shot during the attack! (It still didn't move the woodpecker though!)
  15. Isn't it nice....

    Isn't it nice....

    .... when a Great Spotted Woodpecker gives you such a clear view of the nape so you can definitely ID it. So many of my pictures I end up searching through, blowing them up, getting the magnifying glass out, just to check whether I can see the teeniest weeniest bit of red!!! One of the pair...
  16. A woodie treat

    A woodie treat

    It's not often I get two Great Spotted Woodpeckers in the picture, I think the female is a bit of a bully and he disappears as soon as he thinks she's around. If he doesn't get the message straight off she's at him and there's a bit of a chase round the trees!! They were a bit more comfortable...
  17. Great Spotted Woodpecker

    Great Spotted Woodpecker

  18. Just can't get at it!!!

    Just can't get at it!!!

    A Great Spotted Woodpecker was exploring a treehole with some determination. Guess there was something good to get at LOL Saturday fun
  19. A tight squeeze

    A tight squeeze

    I just managed to squeeze the camera through a gap between a peanut feeder on the left and a large post on the right to get this picture of a juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker. Both the feeder and post were well out of focus but I had enough pixels to be able to crop them out. This was one of...
  20. Great spotted woodpecker, wood drum

    Great spotted woodpecker, wood drum

    Great spotted woodpecker (Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major): I'll show you who makes those sounds in the woods..): I'll show you who makes those sounds in the woods..
  21. The "Whaddayouwant?" Look

    The "Whaddayouwant?" Look

    He seems to have learnt that look very quickly and has it down pat already!! Great Spotted Woodpecker Juvenile in the feeding area. I'm not sure if we have placed the feeders on the edge of two adjacent territories, as we've seen both male and female adults chasing off young ones, but being OK...
  22. Baby Face

    Baby Face

    Or it would be if only he'd turn round!! This young Great Spotted Woodpecker had found the log feeder and learnt how to balance on it. Saturday fun
  23. Great Spotted Woodpecker

    Great Spotted Woodpecker

  24. Great Spotted Woodpecker

    Great Spotted Woodpecker

  25. Great Spotted Woodpecker

    Great Spotted Woodpecker

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