Great Spotted Woodpecker (dendrocopus major)

Cj Roberts posted a photo:

Great Spotted Woodpecker (dendrocopus major)

The rapid drum roll of this bird is a common sound of spring woodland. This fella was pecking the telegraph pole next to the garden and then dropped in for a mouthful of fat in Bryn Pydew North Wales.


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