Great spotted woodpecker by roachling

Great spotted woodpecker

This one is a male, which you can tell by the red on the back of his head (females don't have that red bit). I saw him on the pole and had time to fetch the camera and take two shots before he flew on!
Very cool. We have a lot of woodpeckers too, same color but very different pattern
May 18th, 2015  
@pandorasecho We have three in the UK - Great Spotted, Lesser Spotted and Green. This one is the most common species.
http://www.rspb.org.uk/discoverandenjoynature/discoverandlearn/birdguide/families/woodpeckers.aspx
May 18th, 2015  
@roachling interesting, thanks. We mostly see the downy, and very very rarely a pileated and a lot of flickers.
May 18th, 2015  
Well spotted and fantastic it stopped long enough for your photo.
May 18th, 2015  
Terrific shot!
May 18th, 2015  
Great spot
May 18th, 2015  
Great capture
May 19th, 2015  
the greens and the grey sky behind him are wonderful.
May 19th, 2015  
Great find, and I like the way this beautiful bird is framed.
May 22nd, 2015  
It's such a distinctive sound. Great capture.
May 22nd, 2015  
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