turlough: view of wet road through rain speckled window ((other) let it rain)
turlough ([personal profile] turlough) wrote in [community profile] common_nature2023-01-04 07:38 pm

Woodpecker in the rain

No matter how hard it rains I don't think I've ever seen a bird looking wet before but this Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) that visited one of my feeders today looked distinctly damp!

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black and white bird with red markings on bird feeder

black and white bird with red markings on bird feeder
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[personal profile] shirebound 2023-01-04 07:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Damp or dry, he knows which restaurants are open!