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Great spotted woodpecker, RSPB Loch Garten, Speyside 16719 5 Cairngorms National Park in winter Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), RSPB Loch Garten, Speyside, taken by David Palmar. Great spotted woodpeckers use their powerful beaks to hammer holes in tree bark and then extract beetle larvae with their long, flexible tongues. Caterpillars, adult beetles and spiders are also taken. Nuts and seeds are also an important food source, particularly in winter. 28 January 2020
Great spotted woodpecker, RSPB Loch Garten, Speyside 16718 5 Cairngorms National Park in winter Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), RSPB Loch Garten, Speyside, taken by David Palmar. Great spotted woodpeckers have a pale breast with black upper parts, and a bright red rump. They have white cheeks with black lines underneath and a black cap. Males can be identified by a red patch on the back of the neck. Their wings are black with white spots. Great spotted woodpeckers are not as large as many people imagine, being on average slightly smaller than a Blackbird. 28 January 2020
Male Great spotted woodpecker, RSPB Loch Garten, Speyside 16717 5 Cairngorms National Park in winter Male Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), RSPB Loch Garten, Speyside, taken by David Palmar. The adult male has red on the back of his head, which the female does not. Woodpeckers chisel into trees to excavate nest holes, find food and to drum to advertise and defend their territories. 28 January 2020
Great spotted woodpecker in its nest hole, Ruchill Park, Glasgow 16641 358 Glasgow - North Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) juvenile emerging from its nest hole, Ruchill Park, Glasgow, taken by David Palmar. The red patch on its head show that it is a juvenile. The nictitating membrane which protects its eye is visible. Woodpeckers close their nictitating membranes just before impact on a tree trunk to prevent damage to the eyes. 20 June 2020
Great spotted woodpecker, Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park 15573 337 Inverclyde Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park 14 April 2019
Woodpecker holes, Ring Wood, RSPB Loch Lomond 12011 215 RSPB Loch Lomond Woodpecker holes, most likely made by a Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), Ring Wood, RSPB Loch Lomond 10 June 2017
Great spotted woodpecker, Montreathmont Moor 10502 230 Montrose Basin Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) perched on a tree, Montreathmont Moor. 19 February 2017
Great spotted woodpecker, Langholm Moor 07716 161 Langholm Moor Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) at Laverock Hide on Langholm Moor. 09 April 2016
Great spotted woodpecker, Langholm Moor 07715 161 Langholm Moor Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) at Laverock Hide on Langholm Moor. 09 April 2016
Great spotted woodpecker 04622 161 Langholm Moor Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) in larch trees on the edge of Langholm Moor 29 March 2014

Great spotted woodpecker, RSPB Loch Garten, Speyside

16719

Cairngorms National Park in winter

Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), RSPB Loch Garten, Speyside, taken by David Palmar. Great spotted woodpeckers use their powerful beaks to hammer holes in tree bark and then extract beetle larvae with their long, flexible tongues. Caterpillars, adult beetles and spiders are also taken. Nuts and seeds are also an important food source, particularly in winter.

28 January 2020

Great spotted woodpecker, RSPB Loch Garten, Speyside

16718

Cairngorms National Park in winter

Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), RSPB Loch Garten, Speyside, taken by David Palmar. Great spotted woodpeckers have a pale breast with black upper parts, and a bright red rump. They have white cheeks with black lines underneath and a black cap. Males can be identified by a red patch on the back of the neck. Their wings are black with white spots. Great spotted woodpeckers are not as large as many people imagine, being on average slightly smaller than a Blackbird.

28 January 2020

Male Great spotted woodpecker, RSPB Loch Garten, Speyside

16717

Cairngorms National Park in winter

Male Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), RSPB Loch Garten, Speyside, taken by David Palmar. The adult male has red on the back of his head, which the female does not.
Woodpeckers chisel into trees to excavate nest holes, find food and to drum to advertise and defend their territories.

28 January 2020

Great spotted woodpecker in its nest hole, Ruchill Park, Glasgow

16641

358

Glasgow - North

Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) juvenile emerging from its nest hole, Ruchill Park, Glasgow, taken by David Palmar. The red patch on its head show that it is a juvenile. The nictitating membrane which protects its eye is visible. Woodpeckers close their nictitating membranes just before impact on a tree trunk to prevent damage to the eyes.

20 June 2020