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13lizanne said:
I recognise the woodpecker on the right Paula but is the bird on the left a magpie? Sorry for my ignorance but my husband ( the expert) isn't here and that's my best guess, sure it's wrong though. Fabulous picture @paula.nolan42
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The one on the right is the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and the one on the left is the Great Spotted Woodpecker - according to my RSPB book
 
paula.nolan42 said:
The one on the right is the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and the one on the left is the Great Spotted Woodpecker - according to my RSPB book
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I think they are male & female of the same species, Lesser spotted, could be wrong though left being female
 
I believe the woodpeckers on page 2 are both great spotteds - the left being a female and the right one being a juvenile, hence the slightly different plumage - they have a red crown and are more dappled when young. Lesser spotteds don't have red bottoms, though they do have the red crown.

The male great spotted has a red flash on the back of its neck, which can't be seen from this angle, but the female is perhaps more likely to bring young to a feeder. We have a lovely lady who comes into our garden every day and always brings her young each year when she has them. I'll see if I can find some photos. I am a keen amateur photographer and very interested in the natural world.
 
Just got back from a few days in Chester. We had a day in Liverpool and visited Crosby beach to see Antony Gormley's sculpture 'Another place'
 
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