Greater Spotted Woodpecker

hammered · Sep 28, 2011

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 :thumbsup:

hammered

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naturegirl · Sep 28, 2011

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

fossis · Sep 28, 2011

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

Me too.

Fossis............

worldtalker · Sep 30, 2011

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 · Sep 30, 2011

worldtalker said:
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 :thumbsup:

Ian