Showing posts with label Great Spotted Woodpecker. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Great Spotted Woodpecker. Show all posts
Friday, 15 March 2013
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Whether you like taking photographs of birds at feeding stations - the birds don't mind as they are enjoying a much needed winter feast! In this case a Great Spotted Woodpecker at Warnham Nature Reserve West Sussex on 31st January 2013.
Sunday, 20 March 2011
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Latin name
Dendrocopos major
Family
Wrynecks and woodpeckers (Picidae)
Description:
About blackbird-sized and striking black-and-white. It has a very distinctive bouncing flight and spends most of its time clinging to tree trunks and branches, often trying to hide on the side away from the observer. Its presence is often announced by its loud call or by its distinctive spring 'drumming' display. The male has a distinctive red patch on the back of the head and young birds have a red crown.
Where to see them:
Woodlands, especially with mature broad-leaved trees, although mature conifers will support them. Also in parks and large gardens. Will come to peanut feeders and birdtables. Not found in the far North of Scotland. Only a handful of pairs nest in Ireland, but numbers are increasing. Common in England and Wales.
When to see them:
All year round.
What they eat:
Insects, seeds and nuts.
This Great Spotted Woodpecker was seen at Warnham Nature Reserve November 2010
Latin name
Dendrocopos major
Family
Wrynecks and woodpeckers (Picidae)
Description:
About blackbird-sized and striking black-and-white. It has a very distinctive bouncing flight and spends most of its time clinging to tree trunks and branches, often trying to hide on the side away from the observer. Its presence is often announced by its loud call or by its distinctive spring 'drumming' display. The male has a distinctive red patch on the back of the head and young birds have a red crown.
Where to see them:
Woodlands, especially with mature broad-leaved trees, although mature conifers will support them. Also in parks and large gardens. Will come to peanut feeders and birdtables. Not found in the far North of Scotland. Only a handful of pairs nest in Ireland, but numbers are increasing. Common in England and Wales.
When to see them:
All year round.
What they eat:
Insects, seeds and nuts.
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Great Spotted Woodpecker
Nikon D300S - Setting f4, 1/800th sec, ISO 500
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