Walking past there was quite a commotion coming from the woodpecker nest, louder and more insistent than usual. Was this the father insisting the chick took its maiden flight? It was having none of it. Certainly not in the rain.
Meanwhile another young chick overshot the nut feeder and crashed into our kitchen window. Dazed and confused it eventually flew off.
As you can all see, young Gt Spotted Woodpeckers have red crowns. Adult males have red at the backof the head and females have red under the tail (the vent).
ReplyDeleteLesser Spotted W'peckers are very small. The males have red crowns, the females no red at all.
IF YOU SEE ONE, LET ME KNOW!
Thanks
Geoff