Vishal Jadhav / Black-rumped flameback woodpecker / Lesser golden-backed woodpecker (Dinopium benghalense) mother feeding her chick in the nesting hole, Maharashtra, India, April.
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John Cancalosi / Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis) bringing food to nest in Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) before leaving, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA.
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Philippe Clement / Male Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) wedging nut into a tree stump crevice before hammering it, Belgium, June.
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Dave Bevan / Slow motion clip of a Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) returning to nest hole, attacked by a Nuthatch (Sitta europaea), Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, April.
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Markus Varesvuo / Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) male in flight, Finland, February.
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Andres M. Dominguez / Green woodpecker (Picus viridis) on lichen-covered branch, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, Southern Spain. July
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Eladio Fernandez / Fernandina's flicker (Colaptes fernandinae), Cuba, endemic species
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David Pattyn / Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) adult male feeding young, Oisterwijk, The Netherlands, June
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Staffan Widstrand / Grey-headed woodpecker (Picus canus) on tree trunk in falling snow. Kalvtrask, Vasterbotten, Lapland, Sweden. January.
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Brian Bevan / Male Green woodpecker (Picus viridis) feeding young at nest hole, shot looking up trunk, Bedfordshire, England, UK, June.
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Brian Bevan / Juvenile Green woodpecker (Picus viridis) leaving nest hole, shot looking up trunk, Bedfordshire, England, UK, June.
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Brian Bevan / Male Green woodpecker (Picus viridis) feeding young at nest hole, shot looking up trunk, Bedfordshire, England, UK, June.
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Eladio Fernandez / Fernandina's flicker (Colaptes fernandinae) at hole in tree, Cuba. Vulnerable species.
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Markus Varesvuo / Black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) male perched on tree trunk, trees covered in hoar frost. Kuusamo, Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland. February. Commended in the Birds in the Environment Category of t...
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Karine Aigner / Fernandina's flicker (Colaptes fernandinae) peering out of nest hole, Cuba
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Kerstin Hinze / Male Black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) drilling a hole in a tree, hunting for insects, Bavarian Forest National Park, Bavaria, Germany, February.
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Sven Zacek / Black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) excavating nest hole. Valgamaa, Southern Estonia. April.
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Dave Bevan / Male Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) descending down a wooden electricity pole, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, June.
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Dave Bevan / Male Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) flying to a nest hole in an electricty pole and feeding chick, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, June.
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Sven Zacek / Black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) feeding chicks at nest in tree trunk viewed from above, Valga County, Estonia. May. Highly commended in the GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards...
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Dave Bevan / Male Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) entering nest hole and leaving with a faecal sac, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, June.
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Gabriel Rojo / Green-barred woodpecker (Colaptes melanochloros) female on snag, La Pampa, Argentina
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John Cancalosi / Pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) feeding chicks at nest, Washington DC, USA, June.
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Erlend Haarberg / Three-toed woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus) on tree trunk, Sarek National Park, Laponia World Heritage Site, Lapland, Sweden, September.
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Ben Cranke / White Woodpecker (Melanerpes candidus) perched on a tree branch, Piaui, Brazil. August.
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Ramon Navarro / Female Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) hunting insects on tree, Seville, Spain, May.
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Markus Varesvuo / Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopus minor) on bullrush, Uto Finland October
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Markus Varesvuo / Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopus minor)perched on snowy branch, Kuusamo, Finland January. Fascinating birds bookplate.
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Philippe Clement / Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) male drumming on tree trunk in forest, Belgium, July
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopus major) in snowfall. Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, February.
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Alex Mustard / Northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) male perched on the bonnet of a truck displaying to his reflection in the windscreen, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea.
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Rolf Nussbaumer / Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) adult fighting with Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons) female over Texas Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia lindheimeri) Dinero, Lake Corpus Christi, S...
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Markus Varesvuo / Two Great spotted woodpeckers (Dendrocopus major) on tree trunk in snow, Vaala, Finland, February
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Markus Varesvuo / Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus major) on tree trunk, another flying away, Kuhmo, Finland, February
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Markus Varesvuo / Black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) hammering tree trunk, Posio, Finland, January
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Andy Sands / Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) male looking alert among fallen apples in snow. Hertfordshire, England, UK, February.
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Andy Sands / Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) male foraging on wind-fallen apples, calling in aggression display to deter other birds. Hertfordshire, England, UK, February.
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Andy Sands / Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) male among wind-fallen apples. Hertfordshire, England, UK, February.
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Sven Zacek / Tail of a Pine Marten (Martes martes) sticking out from a black woodpecker hole as it forages for eggs and chicks. Estonia, Europe, May.
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Rolf Nussbaumer / Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons), male perched on Texas Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia engelmanni). Laredo, Webb County, South Texas, USA, April.
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Markus Varesvuo / Great Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) on a snow-covered tree trunk. Kuusamo, Finland, February.
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Hermann Brehm / A Jay (Garrulus glandarius) and Great Spotted Woodpecker (Decdrocops major) fighting on a tree stump. Bavaria, Germany, November.
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Lassi Rautiainen / Black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) male feeding on tree trunk with beak open showing tongue, Finland, March
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Markus Varesvuo / Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)perched on branch in snow, Kuusamo, Finland, January
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Colin Varndell / Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) female drumming on tree branch in winter, Dorset, UK January
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Rolf Nussbaumer / Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons) male, perched on branch with blossom, Sinton, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend, Texas Coast, USA
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Mike Wilkes / Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) pecking at bark, searching for bugs under the bark, Warwickshire, UK
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Marie Read / Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus), male at granary tree showing many acorns stored for winter survival, Orange County, California, USA