Greater spotted woodpecker

This bird is so hard to get a good photograph of, usually the slightest movement and they are off. I was about to go out and fill all my feeders up when I spotted this one. This is the female as it has no red on the head. The males have red on the back of their heads and the young ones have red on the top of the head like a red cap. I love the way they wrap their tails round to keep balance.

[Julienne Jones]

Well captured - they are beautiful birds

[Maggiemae]

He's got a nice sharp beak to get through this wire and hangs on well!

[Tony]

Love the acrobatics, well timed capture.

[Milanie]

He's a beauty - didn't even know about this woodpecker. The use of that tail is neat.

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[Gayle]

Fantastic capture! I love bird shots! :-)

[Anne Pancella]

Good-looking bird.

[Barb Newcomb]

Great capture.

[sally agnew]

Love his striking plumage :)

[KoalaGardens🐨]

wonderful!

[Bep]

Wonderfully captured.

[Babs]

Fabulous shot and what a great balancing act.

[Heather Colgate]

Wow great shot Shirley

[Pyrrhula]

Great shot of this beautiful bird.

[Ann Williams]

You certainly get a variety of creatures at your feeders Shirley. Well captured.

[Anja]

Wonderful bird shot!

[Harbie]

Great shot! Glad you were able to catch him!!

[ShirleyB]

@julienne1 @maggiemae @tonydebont @milaniet @bkbinthecity @gaylewood @annepann @beachdog @hermann @koalagardens @gijsje @onewing @bugsy @pyrrhula @flowerfairyann @stiggle @harbie Thank you all for taking the time to look at and comment on my picture. We are very lucky to have a good variation of birds and animals around us.