Sunday 23 December 2012
Monday 10 December 2012
Tuesday 4 December 2012
Monday 12 November 2012
Friday 9 November 2012
Friday 2 November 2012
Sunday 21 October 2012
Monday 15 October 2012
Sunday 7 October 2012
Tuesday 25 September 2012
Request for photos
As mentioned before, I am writing a new guide on the woodpeckers of the world. Previously I asked that those of you sending photos for possible inclusion in the book should send them to the editor at the publisher in London. However, it is now possible to send samples directly to me. So, if you have good photos of any woodpecker, from anywhere in the world, then I would be glad to see them. At this stage small sample jpg files are fine. Thank you. Gerard Gorman.
Sunday 16 September 2012
Wednesday 5 September 2012
Thursday 30 August 2012
Wednesday 22 August 2012
Tuesday 14 August 2012
Monday 6 August 2012
Tuesday 31 July 2012
Monday 23 July 2012
Sunday 15 July 2012
Talk on the Black Woodpecker
I will be giving a short illustrated talk THE BLACK WOODPECKER - EUROPE'S LARGEST PICID at the British Birdwatching Fair at Rutland Water on Saturday 18th August from 2.30pm..Click here for details:
http://www.birdfair.org.uk/events/the-black-woodpecker-europes-largest-picid-gerard-gorman
http://www.birdfair.org.uk/events/the-black-woodpecker-europes-largest-picid-gerard-gorman
Monday 9 July 2012
Tuesday 26 June 2012
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Sunday 10 June 2012
Tuesday 5 June 2012
Monday 21 May 2012
Woodpeckers as providers of nest-holes
Many secondary cavity users depend upon woodpecker holes, which are primary cavity creators, for nesting sites. This Tengmalm's (Aka Boreal) Owl Aegolius funereus chick has been raised in an old cavity of Black Woodpecker. In some regions the distribution of this owl closely mirrors that of the woodpecker. Photo by Thomas Hochebner in Lower Austria, spring 2012.
Thursday 17 May 2012
Saturday 12 May 2012
Monday 7 May 2012
Sunday 29 April 2012
A Really Unique Photo
My friend Thomas Hochebner grabbed this shot of a female White-backed Woodpecker (bottom left) and a female Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker (top) in the same tree, in Austria. Now these two species are arguably Europe's two most difficult woodpeckers to find and observe and finding them together like this is really special. I was able to get sound recordings of both of these birds.
Tuesday 24 April 2012
Wednesday 18 April 2012
Saturday 7 April 2012
Thursday 29 March 2012
Monday 19 March 2012
Friday 2 March 2012
Recommended Reading: HBW Volume 7.
Volume 7 of Handbook of the Birds of the World (Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, 2002) covers Jacamars to Woodpeckers, with 260 pages devoted to the Picidae. These pages, authored by Hans Winkler and David Christie, are an essential reference for all who are interested in woodpeckers. With both authors being European, the 10 European species are expertly presented.
Tuesday 21 February 2012
Thursday 9 February 2012
Thursday 19 January 2012
Thursday 12 January 2012
Gallery: Syrian Woodpecker female
A very interesting shot of a female Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus on the ground out in the open. Taken in Bulgaria by Mladen Vasilev. Check out more of his photos here: Mladen Vasilev Wildlife.
Tuesday 3 January 2012
Recommended Reading: Woodpeckers
The current standard book on world woodpeckers is WOODPECKERS: A guide to the Woodpeckers, Piculets and Wrynecks of the World by Hans Winkler, David A Christie and David Nurney. Published in 1995 by Pica Press, UK. Though numerous taxonomic and vernacular name changes have occurred since this volume was published, it remains the standard work. Anyone interested in picids should have this fine book.