I had an unusually successful day today with the local greater spotted woodpeckers. I first spotted this female as I parked the car at work this morning. It was her call that attracted my attention and I eventually located her high on one of the boundary trees.
Later on in the day I was out in the woods which is where I cam across one of the many rabbits. This one was resting in the hollow of an old tree stump.
The woodpecker also put in another appearance. It's the female again, and somewhere in these woods I am sure she has a hungry brood.
No sign at all of the fox cubs last night, though I have heard them this evening and had brief sightings of Shutterbug and (separately) Mama Vixen. I'll be checking the trail cam tomorrow to see what else has been going on.
Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.
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Nice little bird. Or it is not THAT little? :left:
Nice woodpecker shots … they're hard to get.
Unusual pose of the rabbit. I saw a few young rabbits on campus yesterday – must seek them out with the camera :right:
And woodpeckers are always a challenge!
dW, woodpeckers are the kind of bird you can hear easily, see disappearing quite a lot, and very occasionally actually see on a tree. Even more unusual is when they stay on the same side of the tree as the camera. They have an innate ability to shuffle around the trunk and out of sight. 🙂
Adele, the rabbit was very calm and quite bold.. I walked all round it and got shots from several angles. It was perfectly posed.
Darko, they are actually quite small. The green woodpecker is much larger. These are about the same size as starlings.