Feeding time
The Green Woodpecker chick is now large enough to stick its head out of the nesting hole. Previously all we could see …
Yet more Green Woodpeckers
Being in a portable hide and spending time with these Green Woodpeckers has been a thrill. Here’s the male with his distinctive …
More Green Woodpeckers
Okay, I’m getting the hang of these Green Woodpeckers now. You wait for three hours and see nothing. You hear a call, …
Finding a Green Woodpeckers’ nest
There’s the loud laugh of a Green Woodpecker in the woods. My friend abandons his camera and bag and rushes wildly into …
This is the shot I wanted
And I didn’t disturb the bird to get it. We discovered a Green Woodpeckers’ nest just over a month ago. Since then …
Can you see it?
I’m walking along the outskirts of my local industrial estate when a bird flies up from in front of me. It’s been …
A juvenile Green Woodpecker
Our friend Paolo is driving us round some of his favourite birding spots in Tarquinia in Italy. It’s hot, I’ve got the …
Come here, Green Woodpecker, come here
There’s a Green Woodpecker here at RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes. I can hear its laughing call in the distance. I’m trying to …