On 24th June 2020 I made a decision to cease recording sightings on a daily
basis from what is no longer a lockdown window.
However, I also said that I would continue to post any interesting sightings as and when they arise.
I have
continued to hear both Great Spotted Woodpecker and Green Woodpecker
fairly regularly from my flat.
However,
this morning at 9:30 a.m., I heard the distinctive sound of a calling Great Spotted Woodpecker
and quickly managed to locate it perched on a TV aerial of one of the houses opposite my flat.
The red crown, blotchy white shoulder patches and paler red vent confirmed that it was a juvenile. Adult Great Spotted Woodpeckers have a black crown, although the male does have a red patch on the back of the head, distinctive while oval shoulder patches and a bright red vent.
Clearly, this young Great Spotted Woodpecker was still learning that it is an arboreal species and that trees are, or should be, its natural habitat 😀. However, I have also seen juvenile Green Woodpeckers on the rooftops on a few occasions so obviously it takes a while to get the hang of the whole tree thing 😀.
Photo: juvenile Green Woodpecker at Czarina Rise, Laindon, Essex
Unfortunately, by the time that I had attached the zoom lens to my camera, this morning's Great Spotted Woodpecker decided to fly off but here is a photo of a juvenile showing the distinctive red crown which I took at SWT Loch of the Lowes at Dunkeld in Perthshire.
The red crown, blotchy white shoulder patches and paler red vent confirmed that it was a juvenile. Adult Great Spotted Woodpeckers have a black crown, although the male does have a red patch on the back of the head, distinctive while oval shoulder patches and a bright red vent.
Clearly, this young Great Spotted Woodpecker was still learning that it is an arboreal species and that trees are, or should be, its natural habitat 😀. However, I have also seen juvenile Green Woodpeckers on the rooftops on a few occasions so obviously it takes a while to get the hang of the whole tree thing 😀.
Photo: juvenile Green Woodpecker at Czarina Rise, Laindon, Essex
Unfortunately, by the time that I had attached the zoom lens to my camera, this morning's Great Spotted Woodpecker decided to fly off but here is a photo of a juvenile showing the distinctive red crown which I took at SWT Loch of the Lowes at Dunkeld in Perthshire.
Photo: juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker at SWT Loch of the Lowes, Dunkeld, Perthshire
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