Great Spotted Woodpecker, pico picapinos

Description:

It is a bird species of the woodpecker family (Picidae). The Great Spotted Woodpecker is 23–26 centimetres with a 38–44 centimetres wingspan. The upperparts are black, with white on the sides of the face and neck. A black line zigzags from the shoulder halfway across the breast, then back to the nape; a black stripe, extending from the bill, runs below the eye to meet this latter part of the zigzag line. On the shoulder is a large white patch and the flight feathers are barred with black and white. The underparts are dull white, the abdomen and undertail coverts crimson. The bill is slate black and the legs greenish grey. Males have a crimson spot on the nape, which is absent in females and juvenile birds. In the latter, the top of the head is crimson between the bill and the center of the crown instead.

Habitat:

Pine tree forest at 1600 m. high in the mountains. Parque Nacional de Sierra de Guadarrama

Notes:

Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/250 sec.; f/8; ISO Speed Rating: 200. Esposure bias: +2 EV;Focal Length: 300.0 mm.