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Wings of the forest
This photography shows a great spotted woodpecker (Least-concern by IUCN) in birch forest. I took this picture in March in forest in Bygdoszcz (central Poland). I observed one woodpecker, from a distance and I captured an interesting picture - when woodpecker was "frozen" in time.
This photography shows wild animal.
The great spotted woodpecker is a medium-sized woodpecker with pied black and white plumage and a red patch on the lower belly. Males and young birds also have red markings on the neck or head. This species is found across the Palearctic including parts of North Africa. Across most of its range it is resident, but in the north some will migrate if the conifer cone crop fails. Some individuals have a tendency to wander, leading to the recolonisation of Ireland in the first decade of the 21st century.. more
