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Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos major

Description:

Great Spotted Woodpecker is a medium sized black and white member of Picinae family. It also sports bright red vent; and the male is recognised by red spot on the nape (edges visible on the photo).

Habitat:

This shy male was foraging on branches under our window, semi-urban but very green (that is, when not covered by snow) area close to a wooded town park; just in between our famous Jura Mountain Range and lake Leman (Geneva).

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Zlatan Celebic
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Zlatan Celebic

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Spotted on Mar 2, 2018
Submitted on Mar 11, 2018

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