Quiz Woodpecker 31

Which European woodpecker species in this ? Photo by Colin Brown. 

Gallery: Eurasian Wryneck

A great shot of a Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla in a typical pose on the ground. Photo taken in England by Neil Bowman.

Talk on Black Woodpecker

I will be giving a short illustrated talk on the Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius at the British Bird Fair at Rutland Water, England. Time: Saturday 18th August, 2.30pm. Photo by Thomas Hochebner, Austria.

Black Woodpecker feeding holes

Typical, large, oval-shaped, foraging holes made by Black Woodpecker (with fellow woodpecker enthusiast Andras Schmidt). Photo taken by Ilona Schmidt in the Low Tartras, Slovakia, July, 2012.  

Gallery: Black Woodpecker female

Female Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius in classic pose by the nest-hole. Male has complete red crown, female only at rear. Photo by Thomas Hochebner taken in Austria in spring 2012.

Black Woodpecker work on a barn

This photo shows the work of Black Woodpecker on a barn door-post. This kind of foraging activity does not endear woodpeckers to everyone but it does show how inventive they are! The door-post was rotten and full of insects.Photo taken in Northern Spain, April 2012, by Gerard Gorman

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