a male great spotted woodpecker (dendrocopos major) pecking a tree trunk to create a nesting hole in spring

animal avian bark beak beautiful bill bird birdwatching black colorful copy space dendrocopos major drumming europe european fauna feather forest great spotted woodpecker gsw hole limburg male mating season nature nest nesting netherlands ornithology outdoor outdoors peck plumage red spring square format tree trunk white wild wildlife woodland woods patch back head pecking