Great Spotted Woodpecker 002 park forest Haanwijk 1135 AM 250306_1056

Great Spotted Woodpecker in forest. Morning March in park estate Haanwijk Van Gogh National Park.
Male and female drumming on branches with a short quick roll to reinforce territory and pair bonding. Great spotted woodpeckers carve out a nest cavity in trees. They prefer soft woods, such as birch. They simply lay eggs on the wooden surface of the tree cavity.
Eurasian Blue Tit in background.

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Date/time: March 6 2025, 11:35 AM

Weather: 14-16c, thin clouds 90% and 12 km high, wind NNE 9 km/h, 1019 hPa, humidity 47%, sun power 412 W/m2, visibility 30 km, dew point 3c,

Location; park hamlet Haanwijk, part of Van Gogh National Park, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands (Holland), Europe. GPS 51.65600 5.31921

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