Great Spotted Woodpecker
The Great Spotted Woodpecker is a Blackbird-sized bird with striking black and white plumage. The male has a distinctive red patch on the back of the head and young birds have a red crown.
Great Spotted Woodpeckers have a very distinctive bouncing flight and spend most of their time clinging to tree trunks and branches. Their presence is often announced by its loud call or by its distinctive spring “drumming” display.
Great Spotted Woodpeckers are widely distributed throughout Europe and northern Asia and are usually resident all year round except in the colder parts of its range.
Date: 10th April 2010
Location: Neljan Tuulen Tupa near Kaamanen, Lappi, Finland
Great Spotted Woodpeckers have a very distinctive bouncing flight and spend most of their time clinging to tree trunks and branches. Their presence is often announced by its loud call or by its distinctive spring “drumming” display.
Great Spotted Woodpeckers are widely distributed throughout Europe and northern Asia and are usually resident all year round except in the colder parts of its range.
Date: 10th April 2010
Location: Neljan Tuulen Tupa near Kaamanen, Lappi, Finland
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Also in: Finland
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