Phatermain:
Greater spotted woodpecker sitting at the top of our very old pear tree
Phatermain:
Greater spotted woodpecker sitting at the top of our very old pear tree
Phatermain:
Greater spotted woodpecker stretching her wings
Phatermain:
Greater spotted woodpecker preening her feathers
Phatermain:
Greater spotted woodpecker staring straight at me
Phatermain:
Greater spotted woodpecker facing away from me. You can tell from the absence of a red mark on the back of her neck that she is a female
Phatermain:
Greater spotted woodpecker stretching her wings once more
Phatermain:
Greater spotted woodpecker nibbling the tip of the branch.
Phatermain:
Greater spotted woodpecker nibbling the tip of the branch.
Phatermain:
Greater spotted woodpecker - when taking off they drop suddenly from the branch rather than flying high away from it. A flash of red and she was gone!