I had been putting in a lot of time and effort in a location a few miles from my home, where I wanted to photograph the resident great spotted woodpeckers there, and it all came together recently when I was able to photograph these lovely colorful woodland birds, firstly the juvenile was photographed, and after a few more visits I was able to photograph the adult female bird, image`s below.

Great spotted woodpecker juvenile

​​G​Great spotted woodpecker juvenile

Great spotted woodpecker female

Female great spotted woodpecker

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