Black Woodpecker Foraging Holes

More of those fantastic holes that Black Woodpecker Dryocopos martius makes when searching for Carpenter Ants. Note that the tree is hollow inside and this is where the ants live. Photo by Josef Chytil, Czech Republic.

White-backed Woodpecker Tree Stump

Tree stump shaved in typical and classic fashion by White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos. Zemplen Hills, Hungary, May, 2010.

Gallery: adult male Green Woodpecker

Adult male Green Woodpecker Picus viridis. Note the red in the malar stripe. Females lack this. Photo taken by Mladen Vasilev in Bulgaria.

Gallery: adult female Syrian Woodpecker

Adult female Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus. Photo taken in Bulgaria by Mladen Vasilev.

Gallery: Grey-headed Woodpecker Female

Great shot of a female Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus (aka Grey-faced Woodpecker). Taken by Mladen Vasilev in Bulgaria. Note the lack of red on the fore-crown, which males have.

New Black Woodpecker Feeding Holes

Newly made holes of Black Woodpecker Dryocopos martius. Note that the tree is hollow inside and this is why the bird hacks into it. The bird has not killed this tree as it is already doomed and infested with invertebrates. Photo kindly sent to me by Edward Mayer, taken in a park in Potsdam, Germany.

Holes in Telegraph Pole

Woodpecker holes in a telephone pole. Given the location and size of the holes almost certainly made by Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major. Breclav, Czech Republic, April 2010.