Greater Spotted Woodpecker

[hammered]

I heard a tapping in my garden today and, after a bit of looking, saw this woodpecker in the canopy of one of my trees. I get quite a few green woodpeckers but not so many greater spotted ones. So I grabbed my camera and took these shots










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[naturegirl]

Nice! I love seeing familiar, yet unfamiliar birds, thanks for posting.

 

[fossis]

Nice! I love seeing familiar, yet unfamiliar birds, thanks for posting.

Me too.

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[worldtalker]

Ian,How big are those birds?We have a big one here in the States,a mating pair of Pilated Woodpeckers,they stand about 16 in.tall.This is what they do looking for antsGodBless HH Chris

 

[hammered]

Ian,How big are those birds?We have a big one here in the States,a mating pair of Pilated Woodpeckers,they stand about 16 in.tall.This is what they do looking for antsGodBless HH Chris

Hi Chris, the Great or Greater Spotted woodpecker is about 8.5 to 9 inches. It does bore holes into trunks and branches looking for grubs, but nothing like the picture you posted. If I can find some trees where they have bored holes I will take some pics tomorrow


Ian