Monday, March 28, 2011

Drum majors and minors




Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopus minor)
Wanstead Flats, London, England, 26 March 2011, 0729h.
Territorial drumming on mature Sessile Oak; 24-30 taps in each 1.2-1.5 second roll (up to 14 rolls per minute).









Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopus major)
Parque Natural de Los Alcornocales, Andalucia, Spain, 15 April 2010, 1228h
Territorial drumming on mature Cork Oak; 15-17 taps in each 0.80-0.85 second roll (up to 11 rolls per minute).







4 comments:

Jonathan Lethbridge said...

Was that you I met with a furry microphone on the Flats at the weekend then?

Fraser Simpson said...

Hi Jonathan, yes it was. Thanks for the LSW tip.

stan said...

Great site with some amazing pics and info this blog will defo be added to my favorites. Keep up the good work.

Fraser Simpson said...

Thanks Stan.