🦉 The grey-headed woodpecker (Picus canus), also known as the grey-faced woodpecker
- Picus (lat.) woodpecker; in Romanesque mythology, Peak, or Picus, the Roman god of forests and the king of Latium, distinguished by male beauty, rejected the love claims of the sorceress Circe (Kirka), after which the offended Kirka turned him into a woodpecker
- canus (lat.) gray
For some reason, these woodpeckers are few in number and I rarely come across them. Most often at the very beginning of spring, when the snow begins to melt, or in the middle of autumn
During the mating season in the spring, you can hear them drumming on the tree and singing. Their songs are leisurely and melancholic.
They feed like all other woodpeckers, on larvae, caterpillars, crickets, spiders, and are very fond of ants. In winter, they search various rotten places in search of insects, and also eat various seeds.
| Camera | Lens |
|---|---|
| Nikon D5200 | Tamron SP AF 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD |
This is a special for me, one of the first species I saw when I started birdwatching!
Oh, that's interesting. And for me the first was the fieldfare thrush
How are you dear friend @ratel good morning
I have never seen a woodpecker like this one, beautiful shots, I appreciate all the information
Have a great day
Thank you for your support, good friend.🙏
What a beautiful species, I love the colors of this woodpecker
Beautiful photographs @ratel
thank you!😊