“Kyo! Kyo!” “Kon! Kon! Kon!” I heard not just one but several of what I thought were Dendrocopos major crying shrilly and drumming.
I watched motionlessly and discovered that several males were apparently fighting each other for territory.
One of the birds glided off to another tall tree and started drumming on it loudly.
Clearly, the birds were making a louder sound than Dendrocopos major, so I moved closer and found that they were actually Dendrocopos leucotos, a species I hadn’t seen in some time.
The forceful sounds they made gave them an air of valiant presence that Dendrocopos major cannot match.
Photos: A male Dendrocopos leucotos Jan. 18
I watched motionlessly and discovered that several males were apparently fighting each other for territory.
One of the birds glided off to another tall tree and started drumming on it loudly.
Clearly, the birds were making a louder sound than Dendrocopos major, so I moved closer and found that they were actually Dendrocopos leucotos, a species I hadn’t seen in some time.
The forceful sounds they made gave them an air of valiant presence that Dendrocopos major cannot match.
Photos: A male Dendrocopos leucotos Jan. 18
