I
zoomed in on the woodpecker, eager to get a good shot so I could
identify which species it was, and it flew behind the trunk - my shot
did capture a tit watching though. I tried again...
Well,
it was in the picture - just - but still not clear enough to
distinguish which of the woodpecker families it was. I thought I had
seen a bit of red on the head, but not gotten a good enough shot to
tell for sure - yet. I tried again...and again....
Ah
there we go, but oh no - another blue tit instead shot followed! Was
that enough to make a positive identification? In case not, I took a
few more shots...
Ah
there we go! This is a specimen of the great spotted woodpecker
family!! Of course, I had no idea if my pictures were coming out or
not - so I kept on taking them, hopefully...
HERE is an article about wild gardens - and the birds that inhabit them.
I can definitely see that he's a redhead. Was he making that rat-a-tat-tat sound?
ReplyDeletethey only do that when pecking at a tree - not when eating food.
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