Middle Spotted Woodpecker by GiMi53

Photography • Animals • posted on Jan 09, 2011

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Description

When there was a lot of snow, special birds visited our garden: The Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos medius)occurs only in Europe and southwest Asia, from northern Spain and France east to Poland and Ukraine, and south to central Italy (where local), the Balkan Peninsula, Lithuania, Latvia, Turkey and the Caucasus. It prefers deciduous forest regions, especially areas with old oak, hornbeam and elm, and a patchwork of clearings, pasture and dense woodland. In French : Pic mar Thank you very much for your comments on my previous upload:

"Blue Tit (triptych)"

Comments (21)

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GARAGELAND

8:27AM | Sun, 09 January 2011

I always thought these types of birds flew to warmer climates in the winter. Excellent as always!!

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monjo71

8:33AM | Sun, 09 January 2011

Love all the red.... Looks similar to the downy and hairy woodpeckers found around here. Thanyou for sharing.

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morningglory

9:24AM | Sun, 09 January 2011

A beauty!

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Firesnuffer

9:41AM | Sun, 09 January 2011

Ditto what monjo71 said... and what a beautiful shot! You guys get ALL the colorful birds.

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mafto62

9:47AM | Sun, 09 January 2011

Quelles belles couleurs ! J'espère qu'il n'a pas trop de prédateurs, parce que s'il veut passer inaperçu, c'est raté.

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marybelgium

9:52AM | Sun, 09 January 2011

magnifique oiseau !

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jayfar

10:08AM | Sun, 09 January 2011

Lovely shot of this bird but I have never heard of them in the UK!

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flora-crassella

10:27AM | Sun, 09 January 2011

a very beautiful bird!!!!!! GREAT photo!!!!!

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makron

10:47AM | Sun, 09 January 2011

Wonderful shot. Very well done

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rainbows

10:49AM | Sun, 09 January 2011

Your shot is better than the one on the website, dear Michel. Beautiful work. Hugs, kisses, Bisous. DiDi. xx

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blankfrancine

11:17AM | Sun, 09 January 2011

wonderful contrast between the plumage and snowy background.

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ichtvan

12:23PM | Sun, 09 January 2011

Excellente prise. En plus l' environnement le met bien en valeur. Du bon travail comme dab. Je garde.

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Erestorfan

12:48PM | Sun, 09 January 2011

Beautiful bird! I love the reddish color on his chest/lower chest. Great shot!!

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SoulEatar

1:26PM | Sun, 09 January 2011

I luv these birds - so cool looking but so hard to photo they move so quickly - great shot !

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danob

1:54PM | Sun, 09 January 2011

Lovely little chap Michel sad to say not one we see anywhere here in the UK

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aksirp

3:02PM | Sun, 09 January 2011

congratulations to this picture, just perrrrfect!! beautiful portrait of this lovely woodpecker!! 5+:)

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sandra46

4:58PM | Sun, 09 January 2011

VERY NEAT! FANTASTIC IMAGE!TERRIFIC CAPTURE

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lick.a.witch

11:05AM | Mon, 10 January 2011

The Great Spotted and Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers are the only two of the black and white woodpeckers we get in the UK. What a stunning little bird and fabulous capture. ^=^

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GiMi53

1:07PM | Mon, 10 January 2011

my next upload: "Woodpecker at the feeder"