馃 The great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
- Dendrocopos Greek: dendron tree, copt艒 to hit, beat
- major (lat.) big
It鈥檚 strange, but I have never seen woodpeckers having several children in the forests I go to. As a rule, there is always only one. This is probably due to birds of prey, of which, by the way, there are not so many.
It is very easy to distinguish a young woodpecker from an adult one. Young birds have a red cap on their heads that extends the entire length of their heads. When they grow up, in males this cap turns into a small spot, and in females it disappears completely.
While woodpeckers are young, they cannot yet obtain their own food. Therefore, they simply sit quietly on the tree, often very clearly visible, and wait for their parents. Sometimes they make timid attempts to peck at a tree, or jump to the ground and inspect everything that is on it.
| Camera | Lens |
|---|---|
| Nikon D5200 | Tamron SP AF 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD |