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Great spotted woodpecker feeding young

I regularly have great spotted woodpeckers on my peanut feeders. They have brought their young along and shown them where the peanuts are,

The young woodpeckers start by appearing in the high branches of the oak tree and shout out for food. The young ones are timid and expect the parent to bring the food to where ever they are.

Eventually the parents persuade them to come closer to the peanuts, sitting on the same branch as the feeder or even on the feeder with the adult. Now the young know where to get food.

This video was taken a couple of summers ago and I still have generations of great spotted woodpeckers visiting.

Enjoy!

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