A juvenile great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus major)
Introduction
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A juvenile great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus major)
Image: © Walter Baxter Taken: Unknown
Juvenile birds have red foreheads that will be replaced by black after moulting in the autumn. I took this photograph at Huntlyburn House when I worked at the Borders Health Board offices.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.5933
Longitude
-2.747009