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02-05-14, 08:15 PM
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Great Spotted woodpecker

Took this guy on a walk through a local forest.



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02-05-14, 08:19 PM
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Re: Great Spotted woodpecker

Nice shot except that is a female the males have a red on their skulls.


Male on left female on right


     
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03-05-14, 04:19 PM
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Re: Great Spotted woodpecker

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Nice shot except that is a female the males have a red on their skulls.


Male on left female on right
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03-05-14, 08:33 PM
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Re: Great Spotted woodpecker

That's a good one Gordon.

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Nice shot except that is a female the males have a red on their skulls.


Male on left female on right
Close Bazza

Adult Female on the right and juvenile on the left. Juveniles have the red like this whether male or female.

The male has red just on back of the head.
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03-05-14, 09:00 PM
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Re: Great Spotted woodpecker

one can't always tell the difference all the time with humans either nowadays


     
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03-05-14, 09:56 PM
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Nice shots and a lot of good information.


     
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04-05-14, 01:43 PM
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Re: Great Spotted woodpecker

Phil posted to show red on head only.


     
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