Male Great Spotted Woodpecker ( Dendrocopos major ) - Woodland predator !!
Heard what a prolific predator the woodpecker can be so tried my own little test this passed April . A fox had dug out a rat nest out of a bank overnight so Iput on my disposable gloves (please wear gloves around rats weils disease or nova virus etc can kill you as I almost found out ).
I placed the nest on a post and reshaped it so it looked somewhat wren nest like. Within minutes this male woodpecker came in quietly making his way up post to the nest listening intently then completely obliterated the nest .This is the 1st of a few shots.
Just shows the woodpecker can be every bit a predator as fox ,squirrel ,hawk or crow I found watching this fascinating and a real eye opener !
Male Great Spotted Woodpecker ( Dendrocopos major ) - Woodland predator !!
Heard what a prolific predator the woodpecker can be so tried my own little test this passed April . A fox had dug out a rat nest out of a bank overnight so Iput on my disposable gloves (please wear gloves around rats weils disease or nova virus etc can kill you as I almost found out ).
I placed the nest on a post and reshaped it so it looked somewhat wren nest like. Within minutes this male woodpecker came in quietly making his way up post to the nest listening intently then completely obliterated the nest .This is the 1st of a few shots.
Just shows the woodpecker can be every bit a predator as fox ,squirrel ,hawk or crow I found watching this fascinating and a real eye opener !