I have always found Green Woodpeckers difficult to approach. In the country side they seem to disappear with that undulating flight way before they come into the range of my camera.
So what a rare treat it was for me when this male visited my back garden in Winchcombe Gloucestershire.
I was very excited when I first noticed it. Always aware that for good wildlife images it is best not to shoot through the glass of windows I thought I would take a chance and try to push it gently open.
I totally expected it to take off but was very careful and deliberate with my movements. It was really great when I managed to get the camera on the window sills and capture a few images.
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| What a bird |
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| Interesting pose |
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| Really close |
This one is a male. You know this from the red moustache stripe running down the face under the eye.
Since this original visit it has returned about another three times.
I feel so privileged!
What a brilliant bird and I didn't even have to leave the house!
