Sunday and the start of a new month didn't bring a great improvement in the weather with a cool and cloudy day which threatened rain all day although it never actually arrived.
We very rarely see a Woodpecker in the garden but today was one of those days.
We think that this is a juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker. It was making valiant attempts to get at the fat balls with limited success.
I’d only just replaced the outer cover to the feeder as we’ve a couple of starling families who go through half a dozen fat balls in no time at all. The outer cover doesn’t stop them but it does slow their feasting down a little. I’m hoping that it hasn’t put our woodpecker off making more visits.
The pictures above are images grabbed from my video camera and the full length film is included below.
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Brilliant. It wasn't going to let that outer cover stop it from having a taste.
ReplyDeleteI just felt a bit guilty having put the cover back on.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cracker!
ReplyDeleteA wonderful capture in your own garden - quite jealous :-)
ReplyDeleteHi Shirl
ReplyDeleteJust a lucky spot really. Not seen it since!