Great Spotted Woodpecker

Great Spotted Woodpecker on top of a pine tree branch with a grub of some sort in its beak.
Great Spotted Woodpecker ssp thanneri, Llanos de la Pez, Gran Canaria, Canarias, Spain, July 31, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-3200; f/11; 1/1000 sec.

This page is for the Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major). Two subspecies, thanneri (Gran Canaria) and canariensis (Tenerife) are present.

Great Spotted Woodpecker perched on the side of a pine tree and looking to its right.
Great Spotted Woodpecker ssp thanneri, Llanos de la Pez, Gran Canaria, Canarias, Spain, July 31, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-2500; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, one male and one female, at a water feature in the park.
Great Spotted Woodpecker ssp thanneri, Llanos de la Pez, Gran Canaria, Canarias, Spain, July 31, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-4000; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Great Spotted Woodpecker perched on a pine tree limb.
Great Spotted Woodpecker canariensis ssp., Pino Gordo, Tenerife, Spain, August 2, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-3200; f/10; 1/800 sec. -0.3 exposure bias
Great Spotted Woodpecker perched on a pine tree limb.
Great Spotted Woodpecker canariensis ssp., Pino Gordo, Tenerife, Spain, August 2, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-2000; f/11; 1/800 sec. -0.3 exposure bias
Great Spotted Woodpecker perched on a dead tree branch.
Great Spotted Woodpecker canariensis ssp., Pino Gordo, Tenerife, Spain, August 2, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-10,000; f/10; 1/800 sec. -0.3 exposure bias
Great Spotted Woodpecker grasping a wall where water is dipping.
Great Spotted Woodpecker canariensis ssp., Pino Gordo, Tenerife, Spain, August 2, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-5000; f/10; 1/800 sec. -0.3 exposure bias
Great Spotted Woodpecker perched on the top of a dead tree.
Great Spotted Woodpecker, Caprolace–Pantani dell’Inferno, Lazio, Italy, October 5 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1000; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Great Spotted Woodpecker perched on the top of a dead tree.
Great Spotted Woodpecker, Caprolace–Pantani dell’Inferno, Lazio, Italy, October 5 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1000; f/11; 1/800 sec.