Great Spotted Woodpecker & Chick

djaphoto · #1 (**permalink**) 13-06-2011, 05:33 PM

Following my reecent uploads and the very kind words, I'd like to share with you all some of my Woodpecker shots from a few weeks ago.

I stumbled across the adults and watched them take food to the nesting hole, so from a good hiding point and distance I watched for a while and bagged the following shots.

Hope you like

david156 · #2 (**permalink**) 13-06-2011, 05:35 PM

Cracking set of shots, well done.

djaphoto · #3 (**permalink**) 13-06-2011, 05:41 PM

Thanks David

The first shot isn't as sharp as I'd like and after some cropping it hasn't turned out as nice as I'd want. Nice to capture all the same

david156 · #4 (**permalink**) 13-06-2011, 05:45 PM

Bet the little one was noisy

djaphoto · #5 (**permalink**) 13-06-2011, 05:47 PM

oh yes lol

I managed to locate 5 nests in the woodland near my home and all were very noisy throughout the feeding/fledging spell. They are one of my fav birds if not the favourite, so getting images anytime of them is brilliant for me.

I will be out looking for them towards autumn and try and get feeding them again.

sunnydale · #6 (**permalink**) 13-06-2011, 06:56 PM

Excellent shots

Thanks for sharing them with us.

Tracey

djaphoto · #7 (**permalink**) 13-06-2011, 08:31 PM

Thanks Tracey

GME · #8 (**permalink**) 14-06-2011, 09:35 AM

Brilliant, again. Love the bottom one particularly but they're all good

djaphoto · #9 (**permalink**) 14-06-2011, 05:48 PM

Many thanks GME

Murray30 · #10 (**permalink**) 14-06-2011, 09:42 PM

Super set of shots Dja,

detail is stunning , i think its great the way the young poke there head out like that i find them very comical,

and i can totally understand why they are one of your favourite birds as they are great little characters.

Regards Murray