Ian Hunt · @ianhunt
263 followers · 918 posts · Server mastodon.greenI have a small theory that Grey Squirrel populations help Greater Spotted Woodpecker populations by keeping the supply of dead and dying branches up -- these allow for more/different invertebrates -- but it is just a guess. Over the years we have seen many branches decay through bits of bark being ripped nibbled by squirrels, also by corvids, which then become areas of interest for woodpeckers. #ecology #GreySquirrels #GreaterSpottedWoodpecker
#ecology #greysquirrels #greaterspottedwoodpecker
Jonny Clark · @BelfastRoadster
951 followers · 258 posts · Server birds.town
Fresh #sawdust around the bottom of a #dead #tree can mean only one thing…
Newly excavated #woodpecker #hole in the #woodland at #WWTCastleEspie 😎👍
#nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #bird #birds #GreaterSpottedWoodpecker #wwt #CastleEspie #woods @RSPB #CountyDown #NorthernIreland
#sawdust #dead #tree #woodpecker #hole #woodland #wwtcastleespie #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #bird #birds #greaterspottedwoodpecker #wwt #castleespie #woods #countydown #northernireland