Green Woodpecker

It started out bad today it was raining and the light levels was low, I didn't even plan to take the camera out, A short time after it stopped raining, i saw this Woodpecker digging in the lawn, so it turned out to be a good day after all.

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You did very well to capture such an elusive bird. I have been trying to get a shot of one of these for years. Well done, excellent shots.

What a great capture Kay, such fantastic colours.

Im jealous, these are very wary birds in my area and its a bird ive wanted to photograph for years. A canny garden visitor.

Thanks Fogey He is very wary and will fly off at the slightness movement

Thank you Ken


Thanks mossy I have notice he usually visits after the rain, We actually had a pair nesting in our oak tree, about 5years ago but they haven't been back since, that was before i had this camera

Colorful creature...nicely done..

Well done, as Fogey said an elusive bird. I usually hear them first as they are retreating at speed. Very clear shots.

Nice woodpecker shots, something that I have been trying to get myself...on one of my walks we have LS woodpeckers, GS woodpeckers and green woodpeckers....but none of them will let me close enough.

Thank you sagar


Thanks richardf They certainly are, it has taken ages for me to get a reasonable shot at this guy, they seem quite good at sensing movement


Thanks Steve.B yes we have the LS woodpecker & the GS woodpecker here too, I have spotted the GS woodpecker in the garden several times, but i am yet to capture him, maybe one day

Oh beautiful! Very lucky! We don't get these in Ireland at all

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