Great Spotted Woodpecker

Agree with you Keith, The best opportunities seem to be when you are not present in the garden, I've tried a wireless remote but never got the shot I wanted. You done well here, I would have been pleased with it, certainly one for the bird album.

Nice encounters in your garden, Keith !

très bien pris ce Pic

A good result and nice that you got the youngster too. I would be thrilled to see this in my garden. Have a happy and healthy week.

Ik ken hem....Woody

They look very good pictures to me Keith. I would be chuffed with these shots. I love watching woodpeckers and the way they climb trees! What a noise they make when they start pecking as well.

Oh isn't this just a grand pair of pictures! Heh, I know all about the pictures through the window! They look great to me though and what a fun visit to watch! I would have loved to see the parents stuffing food into their fledgling's ravenous beakie! :D

Thanks for the note the other day with the link to the squirrel video...I snickered as I've seen that one several times in the past and it never does get old. In fact, I read a book once "Outwitting Squirrels," about a fellow's hopeless challenge to keep his birdseed safe from squirrels...lol, they just don't give up and it can be infuriatingly hilarious! :D

Or in my case...I had to just plain give up on having a garden because the ground squirrels will never ever, EVER stop digging and trying to get to your lovely flowers and such. Sheesh!

Anyway, hope you are well and happy! We are FINALLY about to go on a camping trip in a couple of weeks...what an idea!!

Take care! :)

Is this an unusual visitor to your garden, Keith? We've also had a woodpecker visiting the bird feeders mainly to get peanuts. We've never seen this before, but he/she come twice a day at the moment.

Answered in the comment on your Woodpecker image Amelia :-)

well spotted Keith
Happy new week:)

Wonderful and interesting images Keith, love the colours and the interesting notes.

Apparemment, le double vitrage était trés propre car ces photos sont réussies. Celà donne aussi une" patine " particuliére à la photo. (Un peu comme un lavis d'aquarelle) J'aime beaucoup ces oiseaux qui sont amusants à regarder et trés agiles. J'en vois rarement dans mon jardin, ils sont trés discrets. Pouvez vous, Keith, m'en envoyer quelques uns. Je vous enverrai des étourneaux en échange. Amitié. Jean Paul

Lovely collage Keith.

Such lovely comments from you all...............thank you very much indeed.

Schöne Bilder, die zeigen, welche großartigen Moment man im eigenen Garten erleben kann!

Thank you. It's lovely to have them visiting!

Charming photo! Is that suet stuffed with seeds? On second thought, maybe it's too warm for suet.