Woodpeckers - Bird of the Month - April 2014

[Flutterby]

Bennett's Woodpecker, Tshokwane 2012

[nan]

Bennett's Woodpecker, female

17.11.2009




16.3.2011

[Super Mongoose]

The next day the same Bennett at Marakele still fighting with the "other" male in our neighbours car who were very impressed with all the attention....

In the second pic you can see "four" Bennetts.

[nan]

not sure if it's a Bennett's Woodpecker

17.5.2011



20.5.2011

[Toko]

Golden-tailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni (Goudstertspeg)

Geographic range/subspecies:

Campethera abingoni abingoni: W Zaire to w Tanzania, ne Namibia, nw Zambia and n Transvaal
Campethera abingoni chrysura: Senegambia to s Sudan, ne Zaire and w Uganda
Campethera abingoni kavirondensis: E Rwanda to n Tanzania and sw Kenya
Campethera abingoni suahelica: N Tanzania to e Zimbabwe, Mozambique and n Swaziland
Campethera abingoni anderssoni: SW Angola to Namibia, sw Botswana, n Cape Prov., s Transvaal
Campethera abingoni constricta: S Swaziland, extreme s Mozambique and Natal



Found this one in Hluhluwe
Campethera abingoni constricta has broader pale barring than nominate race, underparts are paler and more narrowly streaked, ear coverts are heavily streaked, upperparts more green toned.

[nan]

oups not so readable...
1) I live here... (in pink/salmon)
2) my little pond
3) La Grande Cariçaie (Yverdon)
4) Bois des Chênes, where I found the Middle spotted Woodpecker, my SOL and nephew live nearby

hope will help

[nan]

Middle spotted Woodpecker (Pic mar)
7.2.2010
a bit rare... only saw once





and lot of branches too

[nan]

[nan]

Under my window...
Eurasian Green Woodpecker (Picvert)

10.6.2010

10.6.2010

12.11.2011

12.11.2011

18.5.2012

[nan]

the last one
Great Spotted Woodpecker

10.6.2012



24.5.2012