Female Great spotted woodpecker
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Female Great spotted woodpecker
Image: © Pauline E Taken: 9 Jun 2010
Dendrocopos major - taking advantage of food scattered on a fallen log and returning to the nest with overflowing beak, time after time. At this point, a squirrel appeared and distracted her from the task.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.803599
Longitude
-2.549796