Woodpeckers Gallery

Great spotted woodpeckers feeding

Great spotted woodpeckers (Dendrocopos major) feeding on a tree trunk. These birds can live for 10 years and grow to 23 centimetres in length. They are native to a region stretching from Britain down to North Africa and west to Japan and are found in woodland. They search for food by sharply tapping the bark of tree trunk, prising off fragments and then using their sticky tongues to probe for insects and grubs within

© DAVID AUBREY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Gila Woodpecker - at Saguaro cactus flower

CAN-2017
Gila Woodpecker - at Saguaro cactus flower
Arizona, USA
Melanerpes uropygialis
Feeds on nectar and insects which helps pollinate cactus. Makes holes in Saguaro for their nests which are then used by other birds. Common Sonoran desert resident
John Cancalosi
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Northern Flicker with Egg in Beak

Nest of Northern Flicker (Red-shafted). The northern flicker is a medium-sized bird of the woodpecker family native to most of North America, parts of Central America, Cuba, and the Cayman Islands. It is one of the few woodpecker species that migrate

© 2011 C.R. Courson

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