A male Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) has been visiting my bird feeders the last couple of weeks and today I managed to take this photo of him:
Wow that's amazing! I didn't know they were interested in feeders. I wish we had them come into our garden, but only once did Husband spot one. I wasn't home so I didn't see it.
They've been regular visitors for several years now and today I had both a male and a female visiting. They don't seem to be interested in seeds at all, always focusing their attention on either the suet balls/sticks or the peanuts.
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Date: 2022-03-02 04:46 pm (UTC)Great shot!
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Date: 2022-03-04 08:12 pm (UTC)Thank you!
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Date: 2022-03-04 08:17 pm (UTC)Wow!
Date: 2022-03-26 07:36 pm (UTC)I sometimes see downy woodpeckers here, but not in a while.