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Dendrocopos major
The great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) is one of the commonest European woodpeckers, especially in Central Europe. It lives in deciduous and coniferous woods as well as parks and gardens with old trees, where it excavates nest holes. Its black, white and red plumage and rapid drumming on trunks for territory and mate attraction are very characteristic. In Central Europe it is a year round resident that feeds mainly on wood living insects and their larvae, but in winter also on seeds, nuts, berries and food from garden feeders, and a pair usually raises four to seven chicks in a tree cavity that fledge after about three weeks.
Dendrocopos major
The great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) is one of the commonest European woodpeckers, especially in Central Europe. It lives in deciduous and coniferous woods as well as parks and gardens with old trees, where it excavates nest holes. Its black, white and red plumage and rapid drumming on trunks for territory and mate attraction are very characteristic. In Central Europe it is a year round resident that feeds mainly on wood living insects and their larvae, but in winter also on seeds, nuts, berries and food from garden feeders, and a pair usually raises four to seven chicks in a tree cavity that fledge after about three weeks.