Moments From Nature's Secrets

Thursday, December 18, 2014

Mikepércs: The Woodpecker Appears

According to the weather forecast I expected some sunshine for today, but yesterday evening I was delighted to see some fog settle down on the area. This morning however there was very little fog left, and the same happened with light conditions.
The tits have already been waiting for me, they have run out of food!
While fussing around the pool I found a fat worm in the water, dead of course. Eh, this would be looking nice in the beak of a bird! So I placed it in a more visible place in the water.

The photography begins with the tits, of course:

Marsh Tit

Soon two jays appear, one of them starts to dabble at the end of the pool, ...:

Jay

... and spotting the worm picks it up ...:

Jay

... and lands with it right on the branch placed for them and starts eating it. But what a "luck" I have: the other jay is standing right in front of it :(
Oh no!!!

Then some weeding takes place:

Jay

Jay

The jays eat and dabble alternately:

Jay

Then a female woodpecker comes, she's searching on the right place:

Great Spotted Woodpecker (female)

Great Spotted Woodpecker (female)

Soon the nuthatch appears as well:

Nuthatch

Nuthatch

Then comes the jays' turn:

Jay

Jay

I'm trying to match the tits with the tiny mushrooms grown on this branch:

Marsh Tit

The male sparrowhawk is striking two times, ...:

Sparrow Hawk (male)

... but after the unsuccessful attacks he flies off. On the third occasion he lands on the bush nearby. He's sitting there for a few minutes, then he starts staring down towards the end of the pool. Suddenly he gets down and in that moment a small bird is flying out under the pool. The sparrow hawk starts for it, but doesn't catch it. He returns soon landing somewhere behind the pool. He's sitting there for a while before he finds the best place:

Sparrow Hawk (male)

He doesn't stay long, flies away, so the tits can return:

Great Tit

Great Tit

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