Bird sounds - Great spotted woodpecker drumming

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I would like to show you another phenomenon from the bird kingdom, which was missing in my archive until last year - drumming of a woodpecker. I had planned for so long that I must try to get similar shots sometime, until they found me.
In late April, my friend Dalibor Plch and I ventured out into the beautiful deciduous hillsides to observe tawny owl chicks. Later that evening we unexpectedly managed to discover a nest of Eurasian treecreepers hidden under the bark of an old oak tree. We were standing on a rock, peeping as the treecreepers were happily feeding their young, when suddenly the sound of a woodpecker drumming caught my attention. This is heard from almost every direction during spring, but this male must have been sitting somewhere really close. I searched the surrounding trees with my eyes for a while until I finally found the knocking great spotted woodpecker.
Drumming is one of the most typical sounds of the spring forest. With the exception of the wryneck, all our woodpeckers can drum, though some do so only very rarely. But what does the sound actually mean? As you might guess, European woodpeckers feed largely by mining insects from the bark and wood of trees. So does this mean that by drumming, these birds carve a hole in the trunk where they then look for treats? No.
Drumming is a territorial sound by which the woodpeckers define their territory and attract members of the opposite sex. It works much like song does in other birds. The woodpecker chooses an object that resonates well (usually a dry branch, but it can also be a metal windowsill or the casing of a street lamp) and makes itself known hundreds of metres away by repeatedly banging on this musical instrument. Experienced ornithologists know that each woodpecker drums a little differently, and they can even tell the species apart based on this expression.
Our great spotted woodpecker was perched on a dry oak branch about 15 meters away from us, and because Dalibor and I were standing on a steep slope, we had him at eye level. He drummed a few more times, but as soon as I fished the camera out of my pack, he flapped his wings and flew away. Damn, this can't end like this! And it didn't. Another woodpecker helped us, which came from somewhere nearby. As soon as the competing cannonade sounded, our male was back on his favourite branch in a second and returned fire. By then I was ready with camera and microphone and grinning with satisfaction, I filmed his entire concert.
Sometimes that's how it goes in nature 🤎
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✿ Species
Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
✿ Location and date
South Moravia, Czechia | April 2023
✿ Equipment
Panasonic GH6
Metabones T Smart
Sigma 60-600
Zoom F3
Sennheiser MKE 600
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[@mape45]

Krásný bubeník.🙂

[@libellenflusterer6618]

Hallo🙋‍♂️Toll dieser Specht😊LGJO 🍀

Danke!

[@emilieandelova2430]

Moc pěkné zvuky lesa také díky strakapoudovi ..a milé vídejko

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[@alenamatejkova4256]

Ahoj Lukáši 🍀🤣🍀 Krásné bubnování a pěkně se ti povedl 👍👍👍 Díky moc a měj se hezky 🍀Alena 🙋🏻‍♀️🌲🤣👍👍

Díky! ♥

[@keiniddepea]

So comfortable sound. Nice capture. Thank you for sharing 💕

[@petr-podrouzek]

Nádhera 🙂

[@augusto_alves]

Well done!

Thanks!

[@vanjapuskaric9860]

The rarest bird in the movie The Big Year 😂. Your video is amazing!

Yep, the biggest rarity perches on every other tree in my backyard 😇 Thank you!

[@Wild.19]

pfffuii superbe...je vais explorer votre compte pour voir vos vidéos. La qualité est géniale!

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[@UkraineEnigma]

Awesome video!

Thank you!

[@margaspren759]

To bylo teda štěstí že se to povedlo natočit.👍😃🍀🍀🍀🍀

Tak tak :-)

[@evaj.4399]

Krásné. Moc se mi líbí vaše popisy videí.

[@martas10vlaky]

Moc pěkné video! Možná by se tam i hodil zpomalený záběr. :-)

Takový z té chvíle bohužel nemám, třeba příště :-)

[@pavelboro]

Moc pěkné zachycení. Paráda. 🌞Pavel🦊

[@esterka1770]

U nas już od dwóch dni postukuje sobie dzięcioł w drzewo. Raczej żadnej partnerki jeszcze nie znajdzie, bo chyba trochę jednak jest za wcześnie. 😉 Pozdrawiam milutko!

Taky zdravím! 👋

[@zuzanatomanova5541]

Strakapoud mi lítá do krmítka. Děkuji za video, nyní vím jak krásně bubnuje. 😀

Díky za zkouknutí ;-)

[@martizek9823]

great video at the background i can hear nuthatch - alarming call great tit marsh tit? in 0:03 long tailed tit? chiffchaf greated spotted woodpecker black bird

[@stefangoldensteinwildlife9929]

Hi Lukas. Richtig tolle Aufnahmen. Das klopfen hast du auch schön eingefangen. Grüße Stefan

Danke, Stefan! ♥

[@abdullahabdulhadi4379]

Astonishing! Great video

Thank you!

[@evelinablahova5371]

Když jsme s mým kamarádem ještě točili ptáky, docela dost jsme se za podobnými záběry naběhali po kopcích našeho lesa, co máme za humny. PS: ty bramborníčky z loňska, kde jste natáčel chřástala polního na silnici, prosím.

Těší mě, že si na bramborníčka tak myslíte, ale kdy se k jeho videu dostanu, to zatím nevím... 🥲