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Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos major

Description:

Male woodpecker.. He makes a awesome sound when he drums on the top plate..

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7 Comments

Stian Waaler
Stian Waaler 12 years ago

Thanks Sachin!

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Lovely spotting,

Stian Waaler
Stian Waaler 12 years ago

Den har nok en fast rute den tar ;)
Men jeg var for treg til å ta bilde av den i dag.

Jeannette
Jeannette 12 years ago

Morsomt :)

Det har vidst noget at gøre med at den markerer sit territorium, så det passer jo meget godt, at det er samme stolpe :) Men samme tid...

Stian Waaler
Stian Waaler 12 years ago

@ Jeannette - Jeg så den samme fuglen i dag, i samme stolpe og samme klokkeslett som i går... Så den i går kl 9.15 og i dag 9.17 ca hehe... Den har nok fast stolpe til fast tid =)

Stian Waaler
Stian Waaler 12 years ago

When they drum on the plate i can hear them on a great distance... All great spotted woodpecker do that around here, don't know why, they just do :P

Jeannette
Jeannette 12 years ago

I can imagine what sound he makes, it looks like he has bended the plate :)

Stian Waaler
Spotted by
Stian Waaler

Akershus, Norway

Spotted on Mar 10, 2012
Submitted on Mar 10, 2012

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