Black Woodpecker: fresh feeding hole

New, fresh, feeding hole of Black Woodpecker Dryocopos martius. The oval shape, low location, large beak marks and size (a man's hand can fit inside) all indicated that this hole was created by this species.

Quiz woodpecker 29B

Here is another video clip by Dan Bastaja of the "pied" woodpecker shown in the clip below. Some responses have said it is a juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker. If that is so, which features rule out juvenile Syrian Woodpecker ?

Quiz woodpecker 29

Here is a video clip by Dan Bastaja of a "pied" woodpecker. Which species is it ?

Grey-headed Woodpecker: Assorted Feathers

Here are an assortment of feathers from Grey-headed Woopdecker Picus canus. The bird was found dead (seemingly predated by a bird of prey) in the Bükk Hills, Hungary, with many of its feathers plucked. Photographed by Szabolcs Kokay.

Video Clip: Great Spotted Woodpecker Male: Tongue

Here is a short clip of a male Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major at a nest-hole. Note the tongue movements. This was shot in Italy by Ventura Talamo.

Green Woodpecker Forgaing

A Green Woodpecker Picus viridis doing what they typically do, that is, foraging on the ground. Photo taken in Greece.

Video Clip: Black Woodpecker Female Foraging

Video clip of a female Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius hacking into a log in search of invertebrate prey. The solid downward hits with the bill and then sideways flicks to remove debris, are typical. Shot by Dan Bastaja at Naplas-to, Budapest, Hungary in December 2007.