Close-up of an "anvil" (aka "smithy" or "workshop") of a Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major. Two cones wedged into a broken tree stump. Near Tartu, Estonia, May 2009.
Sunday, 31 May 2009
Anvil - Great Spotted Woodpecker
Close-up of an "anvil" (aka "smithy" or "workshop") of a Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major. Two cones wedged into a broken tree stump. Near Tartu, Estonia, May 2009.
Thursday, 21 May 2009
Sunday, 10 May 2009
Great Spotted Woodpecker Anvil or Smithy
Cone wedged in the "anvil" or "smithy" of a Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major. Jasov, Slovakia, March 2009.
Saturday, 2 May 2009
White-backed Woodpecker Feeding Site
Very recent feeding site of White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos. Such fine, shallow shaving on dead trees or stumps is typically done by this species in winter. Near Jasov, Slovakia, March 2009.
Friday, 1 May 2009
White-backed Woodpecker feathers
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos wing feathers. Note: these feathers were taken from a bird that was found dead in the Zemplen Hills, Hungary. The bird had presumably been killed by a predator.