tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4171981830466097312024-03-05T06:58:02.618+01:00Woodpeckers Of EuropeGerard Gorman:http://www.blogger.com/profile/02271069967109476047noreply@blogger.comBlogger534125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417198183046609731.post-92168197553181225892020-10-07T14:43:00.003+02:002020-10-07T14:45:40.257+02:00A NEW BOOK on Eurasian Green Woodpecker<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zjlrIM64m-Yposs6sr2LPBvyKCJCsrLfc9cjVJTW-82HBS4mpilkOMy38fnMATr5DwE4giTsREB_J57GwSah0-avVJFb4WUrehyphenhyphenn9WHlxeR2wu80PD0at2DKi6nODN6fh3E9DO2HP0Y/s499/41q0cSn-D%252BL._SX331_BO1%252C204%252C203%252C200_.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zjlrIM64m-Yposs6sr2LPBvyKCJCsrLfc9cjVJTW-82HBS4mpilkOMy38fnMATr5DwE4giTsREB_J57GwSah0-avVJFb4WUrehyphenhyphenn9WHlxeR2wu80PD0at2DKi6nODN6fh3E9DO2HP0Y/s320/41q0cSn-D%252BL._SX331_BO1%252C204%252C203%252C200_.jpg" /></a></div>I am pleased to announce that my new book, THE GREEN WOODPECKER - A MONOGRAPH ON <i>PICUS VIRIDIS</i>, has been published. It is available via amazon.com and amazon.co.uk and all amazon sites. Hope you like it, Gerard.<p></p>Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417198183046609731.post-28271252618929820482020-09-09T08:28:00.003+02:002020-10-07T14:44:54.546+02:00Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus). Female. Hungary, September 2020.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6B0ahg4AhhhWQkgV6BwTMSDBUPiixi_i_EZ3K9jYkwkwGCXKROxpF9AUT4LuxjNzyzmc1kIXfjb6AJXp4MTsZ0ogI_DOhE6RR3PIie6t1cwUI2bWO675cg2j6JgipNyCYut-nQFKz74/s2048/ghw+close+up.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6B0ahg4AhhhWQkgV6BwTMSDBUPiixi_i_EZ3K9jYkwkwGCXKROxpF9AUT4LuxjNzyzmc1kIXfjb6AJXp4MTsZ0ogI_DOhE6RR3PIie6t1cwUI2bWO675cg2j6JgipNyCYut-nQFKz74/s320/ghw+close+up.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p></blockquote><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Close-up of a Grey-headed Woodpecker (</span><i style="text-align: left;">Picus canus</i><span style="text-align: left;">). </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Female. </span><span style="text-align: left;">Hungary, September 2020. Photo: Gerard Gorman.</span></div><p></p>Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417198183046609731.post-1820336848332591382020-05-26T19:35:00.000+02:002020-05-26T19:35:13.345+02:00Syrian Woodpecker male<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A male Syrian Woodpecker <i>Dendrocopos syriacus</i> at his drumming post. Hungary, May 2020. Photo: Gerard Gorman.</div>
Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417198183046609731.post-80585651883332331892020-05-07T11:33:00.000+02:002020-05-07T11:33:06.297+02:00Book: woodpecker artwork<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The book WOODPECKERS OF EUROPE (2004) is out-of-print, and hard to find thesedays. Here is a sample, showing the excellent artwork of Szabolcs Kokay. Black Woodpecker on the cover and a plate with Great Spotted Woodpecker. </div>
Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417198183046609731.post-76755321278417125322020-04-25T15:20:00.003+02:002020-04-25T15:21:06.224+02:00Time for reading?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417198183046609731.post-48613290024014459692020-04-07T16:20:00.001+02:002020-04-07T16:20:15.979+02:00Adult male Eurasian Green Woodpecker<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #676767; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Adult male (note the red malar stripe) Eurasian Green Woodpecker (</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #676767; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Picus viridis</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #676767; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">). This great photo was taken in south-east France, 2020, by J-M Bompar.</span></div>
Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417198183046609731.post-23445841705351499082020-03-22T17:41:00.003+01:002020-03-22T18:01:22.315+01:00Lesser Spotted Woodpecker on snag<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417198183046609731.post-26916978198301608082020-01-24T10:42:00.001+01:002020-01-24T10:42:24.760+01:00White-backed Woodpecker lilfordi race<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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An adult male White-backed Woodpecker <i>Dendrocopos leucotos lilfordi</i>. Abruzzo Mts, Italy, January 2020. Gerard Gorman.</div>
Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417198183046609731.post-4745328353654721592020-01-03T12:24:00.002+01:002020-01-03T12:24:43.293+01:00Middle Spotted Woodpecker<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Middle Spotted Woodpecker, Budapest, Hungary, 2019. The sexes are alike, and it is hard to separate them in the field. </div>
Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417198183046609731.post-78587627264899729312019-12-28T14:03:00.002+01:002019-12-28T14:06:54.144+01:00HUNGARIAN WOODPECKER WORKING GROUP<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In the summer of 2019 the HUNGARIAN WOODPECKER
WORKING GROUP (in Hungarian: MME H<span style="background: white; color: black;">arkályvédelmi Munkacsoport) was formed. The </span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">group is a specialist group of the Hungarian Ornithological & Nature Conservation
Society (MME) based in Budapest. Aims of the group include seeking </span>to study and conserve woodpeckers and
their habitats in Hungary and promote and increase interest
in these important and popular birds, and the places where they live, amongst
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Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417198183046609731.post-3203109916078795902019-11-23T11:31:00.002+01:002019-11-23T11:32:02.803+01:00Syrian Woodpecker female<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Here is a nice Syrian Woodpecker <i>Dendrocopos syriacus</i>. A female, note the lack of red on the nape. Thanks to David Carlsson who took this shot in Hungary in October 2019.</div>
Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417198183046609731.post-29668297823222898832019-10-11T13:57:00.001+02:002019-10-11T13:57:32.988+02:00Black Woodpecker male<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Adult male Black Woodpecker <i>Dryocopus martius</i>, Hungary, by David Carlsson. </div>
Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417198183046609731.post-72534480965715638712019-09-01T11:11:00.002+02:002019-09-01T11:11:49.676+02:00NEW! Hungarian Woodpecker Working Group<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Very pleased to announce the establishment of the HUNGARIAN WOODPECKER WORKING GROUP, founded this spring in Budapest. It will work under the umbrella of the Hungarian Ornithological and Nature Conservation Society (MME). Lots of plans and plenty to do! Here is the group's logo.</div>
Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417198183046609731.post-560967122073568852019-05-14T12:00:00.004+02:002019-05-14T12:00:59.812+02:00White-backed Woodpecker in flight<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A male White-backed Woodpecker <i>Dendrocopos leucotos</i> takes off! Photo by David Carlsson taken in Belarus in May 2019.</div>
Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417198183046609731.post-19488032471343103962019-03-06T11:13:00.003+01:002019-03-06T11:13:35.527+01:00Middle Spotted Woodpecker<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Middle Spotted Woodpecker <i>Leiopicus medius</i> or <i>Dendrocopos medius</i>. Photo taken yesterday in the Buda Hills, Budapest, Hungary by Gerard Gorman.</div>
Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417198183046609731.post-84001088397605228272018-12-21T10:14:00.000+01:002018-12-21T10:14:05.442+01:00Season's Greetings!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b>Hoping for many woodpeckers in 2019! </b></span></i></div>
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Syrian Woodpecker <i>Dendrocopos syriacus</i>, Hungary, 2018. This woodpecker often frequents urban areas and seeing one, like this adult male, on a wooden utility pole is not unusual at all.</div>
Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417198183046609731.post-35367622852968212862018-09-19T09:40:00.001+02:002018-09-19T09:40:45.383+02:00Wryneck in the hand<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #676767; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">A Eurasian Wryneck </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #676767; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Jynx torquilla</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #676767; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"> about to be released after being caught and ringed (banded). Near Bourgas, eastern Bulgaria, September 2018 (Gerard Gorman). </span></div>
Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417198183046609731.post-43099487328691714972018-09-09T15:04:00.002+02:002018-09-09T15:04:31.848+02:00Lesser Spotted Woodpecker removing egg<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (<i>Dryobates minor</i>), River Park, Pamplona, Spain. This great image taken by Alfonso Senosiain shows a male removing an egg from its own nest. Presumably the egg was infertile and the woodpecker simply wanted to keep the cavity clean. Woodpeckers are known to keep their nesting holes tidy.</div>
Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417198183046609731.post-91688798931813867712018-09-03T10:19:00.002+02:002018-09-03T10:19:27.129+02:00Woodpecker - a book from in the Animal Series<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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If you are interested in woodpeckers in the context of "a new kind of animal history" (as described by the publisher Reaktion Books) then this book is for you. It focuses not only on the natural history of the picid family but also their cultural history. It explore and delves into the fascination that humankind has had for woodpeckers since ancient times, in myth, legend, science. See here <a href="http://www.reaktionbooks.co.uk/display.asp?ISB=9781780238296">WOODPECKER</a> for more.</div>
Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417198183046609731.post-76488855974461619612018-04-06T09:39:00.003+02:002018-04-06T09:40:55.552+02:00A new WOODPECKER book<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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My next book is due out this October. On woodpeckers, of course! Gerard Gorman<br />
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https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/rspb-spotlight-woodpeckers-9781472951182/</div>
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Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417198183046609731.post-55094517609957931592017-09-29T19:58:00.002+02:002017-09-29T19:59:02.855+02:00Eurasian Wryneck<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Eurasian Wryneck <i>Jynx torquilla, </i></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Le Teich, Gironde, France, Sept 6th, 2017. A wonderful photo taken by Yann Cambon. Merci!</span></div>
Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417198183046609731.post-74346625628446416162017-09-02T11:52:00.001+02:002017-09-02T11:52:42.429+02:00Green Woodpecker toy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) toy. Probably gets the kids interested!</div>
Gerard Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08420480719468138598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417198183046609731.post-28854763725312050272017-08-07T12:51:00.000+02:002017-08-07T12:52:08.564+02:00WOODPECKER - THE BIRD IN LEGEND AND MYTH <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
One for your diary perhaps, if you are in the UK this summer. An illustrated talk WOODPECKER - THE BIRD IN LEGEND AND MYTH at 11am on Sunday August 20th at the British Bird Fair.<br />
<b><a href="http://birdfair.org.uk/events/gerard-gorman-woodpecker-the-bird-in-legend-and-myth">http://birdfair.org.uk/events/gerard-gorman-woodpecker-the-bird-in-legend-and-myth</a>/</b></div>
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