Great Spotted Woodpecker

[pdk42]

Great Spotted Woodpecker by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

[OM USer]

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Nice and sharp. Puts my attempts through the double glazing to shame.

[pdk42]

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Actually it was through the double glazing! Maybe our windows are cleaner than yours?

[brian1208]

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One of my favourite birds but we rarely if ever see one in our garden (and its not that visible when out and about locally)


Good detail and I really like the way you have kept the dark detail


(its good to see someone else has nice clean windows )

[KeithL]

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So, Paul, you spotted a woodpecker, eh? Great!

[pdk42]

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Eats, shoots & leaves!

[KeithL]

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She's a nice looking bird. You're lucky to see one that close. (It is a she, BTW, the 'he' has a bit of red on the back of his head.)

[pdk42]

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She's a nice looking bird. You're lucky to see one that close. (It is a she, BTW, the 'he' has a bit of red on the back of his head.)

Thanks for info. I looked them up on the RSPB website and was surprised to find that there are only about 140,000 breeding pairs in the UK. That's really not a very large number so I guess I am lucky to see one at all, let alone so close. It was pecking away at a branch on our recently-pruned apple tree. Maybe 15' from the conservatory window.

I've seen other woodpeckers in the garden too - but they were a vivid green colour.

[Olybirder]

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That is a great shot Paul and you are so lucky to have woodpeckers visiting your garden. I am envious. Your vivid green ones are rather conveniently called Green Woodpeckers.

Ron

[KeithL]

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Thanks for info. I looked them up on the RSPB website and was surprised to find that there are only about 140,000 breeding pairs in the UK. That's really not a very large number so I guess I am lucky to see one at all, let alone so close. It was pecking away at a branch on our recently-pruned apple tree. Maybe 15' from the conservatory window.

I've seen other woodpeckers in the garden too - but they were a vivid green colour.

The green ones are yaffles. Quite a harsh call. We very occasionally see one on the verge, looking for ants. But I've never managed to grab a photo when they're doing that, just one a while back on some wetland vegetation at Minsmere.