It was good to watch the female great Spotted Woodpecker shown above foraging for grubs under the bark of Stithians woodland trees and below you can see the movement of her head as she hammers into another trunk to start lifting more moss covered bark.
The Woodpecker decides to top up its natural foraging with a few peanuts from the feeder and here I have merged the first two flight shots to the third to show a montage of its movement.
Below: Not for the first time I once again witnessed a woody suddenly taking an unexpected nap directly after a good feed, On this occasion it happened twice, Once for fifteen minutes without any movement with its eyes closed on a favoured viewing perch which would seem appropriate but the second happened as it was climbing vertically midway up the feeder frame for about four minutes before it aborted the visit and flew off.
On one occasion in my garden a year or two back I watched this Woody Cat-napping habit occur on my garden fence for over twenty minutes and I was able to walk within touching distance of the bird before it awoke to make a hasty departure !
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