Great Spotted Woodpecker DSC_3784
Great Spotted Woodpecker / dendrocopos major. Calke Abbey, Derbyshire. 30/11/16.
Yesterday I was privileged to have a pair of GSW's join me a couple of times when I was staked out in the park. I am assuming it was a pair although it may have been a parent / juvenile of the year combination. There was a lot of vocal and physical interaction between the two birds including posturing, spread wing threat displays and chases.
The image shows the male after he had seen off the other bird. To my delight, he landed on this unobscured branch right in front of me! The noise of the shutter seemed to bemuse him and instead of taking flight, he stuck around trying to figure out what it was.
I, of course, from my concealed position, fed his curiosity by rattling off a volley of shots! It was far too good an opportunity to waste :-)
Great Spotted Woodpecker DSC_3784
Great Spotted Woodpecker / dendrocopos major. Calke Abbey, Derbyshire. 30/11/16.
Yesterday I was privileged to have a pair of GSW's join me a couple of times when I was staked out in the park. I am assuming it was a pair although it may have been a parent / juvenile of the year combination. There was a lot of vocal and physical interaction between the two birds including posturing, spread wing threat displays and chases.
The image shows the male after he had seen off the other bird. To my delight, he landed on this unobscured branch right in front of me! The noise of the shutter seemed to bemuse him and instead of taking flight, he stuck around trying to figure out what it was.
I, of course, from my concealed position, fed his curiosity by rattling off a volley of shots! It was far too good an opportunity to waste :-)