On 16/10/2012 18:47, wrote:
On Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:09:38 +0100, Stephen Wolstenholme
wrote:

There is a bird feeder hung in my back garden about six feet from the
window. It has a constant stream of the common garden birds but just
now a Woodpecker decided to have a go. It ate everything except for
the peanuts. I've never seen a Woodpecker from such a close distance

Nice, what variety was it? The greater spotted that visits here
only seems to go for peanuts even though there are feeds available

We get greater spotted and lesser spotted on the feeder for peanuts, and
once had a green woodpecker concuss itself on a patio door. It went with
a heck of bang and I got a photo of the stunned bird out cold as it came
round. Time to go and get a camera and wait for it to wake up!

http://www.nezumi.demon.co.uk/garden...e/wildlife.htm

Interestingly whenever the greater spotted woodpecker turns up
everything else scarpers but it is an incredibly nervous bird despite
its size and fearsome beak. Any movement or noise at all and it is off.

from nearby feeders. They are about 20 yards away from a window, a
large niger seed feeder is about 4ft from the window, had about 14
goldfinch on it this afternoon. The window does have some stickers on
it designed so that birds can see it where it is.

Woodpeckers are one of the few birds that can survive flying into a
window at full pelt. The force that they can put into a hammer strike
with their beak is amazing but requires fast video to see it.

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Regards,
Martin Brown