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Pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers at their nest

14th May 2016 Armin Grewe 6 Comments

As I was running late this afternoon I only went for a local walk with my camera. However, I was lucky: While taking pictures of a Coot with its young I happened to spot a Great Spotted Woodpecker on a nearby tree. I soon realised that it was at its nest and that there were two of them. The next hour I spent hiding in some bushes, watching and taking pictures of the pair of woodpeckers coming and going. Here is a selection of my favourites:

Picture of a pair of Woodpeckers, the female flying off — Pair of Woodpeckers, the female flying off

Picture of a pair of Woodpeckers, the female peeking out of the nest — Pair of Woodpeckers, the female peeking out of the nest

Picture of a pair of Woodpeckers, the female flying away — Pair of Woodpeckers, the female flying away

Picture of a male Woodpecker at a nest — Male Woodpecker at the nest

Picture of a female Woodpecker at a nest — Female Woodpecker at the nest

Picture of a male Woodpecker climbing out of a nest — Male Woodpecker climbing out of the nest

Picture of a male Woodpecker flying off from a nest — Male Woodpecker flying off

Picture of a female Woodpecker climbing out of a nest — Female Woodpecker climbing out of the nest

Picture of a Woodpecker climbing into a nest — Woodpecker climbing into the nest

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Pictures

Woodpecker and Shovelers

28th February 2016 Armin Grewe 1 Comment

On a cold February Sunday afternoon with short sunny intervals I went out for a short walk to see if I could spot any local birds. There wasn’t an awful lot around but I managed to get decent shots of a Great Spotted Woodpecker and two pairs of Shovelers.