Great Spotted Woodpecker (2)

The male Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major (N=flaggspett) is still in our garden, and there are still a good number of pine cones on the pine hedge at the edge of the garden so he will probably be around for some time. He is fiercely defending his food supply against the local common crossbills (N=grankorsnebb) and spends some time each day chasing them off, often flying several rounds for several minutes at a time to ward off any intruders. Silent crossbills (those that don't make flight calls upon approach) often manage to get to the cones, but if they make any sound then the woodpecker soon shows them who is boss. Here are a couple more pictures: