Not much in the big park today; the above woodpecker, a few Dusky and Brown-headed Thrushes passing through, lots of Chestnut-cheeked Starlings.
A quiet Friday morning
Tag: Great Spotted Woodpecker
Over
The on-tap parade of photogenic local birds seems to have dried up. Onuma had both swans and Greater White-fronted Geese yesterday but was otherwise a bit quiet.
No crossbills for several days now. Just a few Dusky Thrush around and the resident woodpeckers…
Spring migration is just around the corner at least.
More spring action
There were several pairs of Great Spotted Woodpecker all paired up in the park…these are males.
The Great Egret is still there too…
A quiet Friday afternoon in the park
A few birds from the big park near my place this afternoon. The first time I’ve seen the above species there; there were also a few common duck species. No crossbill photos today but there was a flock high up.
The big park
This female Great Spotted Woodpecker was in the big local park…
And there was a lone crossbill there too…
A Great Spotted
The commonest woodpecker in town but one I don’t often photograph…
More side-streeters
It was so dark though…
Thank god for some snow…
More woodys
Lots of nuthatches, tits and woodpeckers still in town…
Pair
There was a pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers in the local park yesterday…
These first 2 shots are the male, the bottom one is the female.
Midsummer Road Trip 2023 #12
Some other of the pool birds…
A morning on a campsite #3
A common bird of campsites and parklands…
A morning on a campsite #1
We had a night on a campsite last night…
After being serenaded by Jungle Nightjars all night (including a brief glimpse in the twilight) we were up at sunrise and there were lots of birds: a flyover White-tailed Eagle and Osprey, Japanese Green Pigeon, Brown Dipper, Grey Wagtail, several species of thrush…
…and several species of woodpecker…
Breeding season in full swing as you can see.