Photo gallery: Great spotted woodpeckers

(Dendrocopos major)

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Fig. 1 - Female great spotted woodpecker in front of the breeding cavity with waiting offspring.
(Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III with Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 300mm F4 IS PRO at 300 mm, 1/250 s, f/4.5, ISO 2500)
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Fig. 2 - Female great spotted woodpecker in the rain in front of the breeding cavity.
(Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III with Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 300mm F4 IS PRO at 300 mm, 1/250 s, f/4.5, ISO 2500)
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Fig. 3 - Female great spotted woodpecker with insects in her beak on her way to the breeding cavity.
(Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III with Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 100‑400mm F5.0‑6.3 IS + Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 1.4x Teleconverter MC-14 at 560 mm, 1/640 s, f/10.0, ISO 800)
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Fig. 4 - Male great spotted woodpecker brings food to the breeding cavity.
(Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III with Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 300mm F4 IS PRO at 300 mm, 1/250 s, f/4.5, ISO 2500)