Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos major

Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 male Great Spotted Woodpecker male 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker male 3
The Great Spotted Woodpecker is mainly black and white. Its front can be white or very pale pink and its lower belly and vent are bright red. The adult male has a red patch on the back of his head.
Great Spotted Woodpecker female 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker female 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker female 3
The adult female, above, doesn't have a red patch on the back of her head.
Great Spotted Woodpecker juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker juvenile 3
The juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker has a full red cap. Woodpeckers have tongues far longer than their long beaks.
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Mother teaches young Woody to eat from the peanut feeder She "looks daggers at him" if he forgets his table manners   
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