A big nut thief! From Charly, who notes: For long I thought the holes in some nuts are made by spotted nutcracker, Nucifraga caryocactates, but I have never seen one. This weekend purely by accident I had a camera in hand when I heard the “tok-tok-tok” from the walnut tree and got the opportunity to catch the thief in the act. And it is great spotted woodpecker.
I do not mind them doing this. Everything they destroy is subsequently cracked and given in the feeder for the smaller birds to enjoy. I have more nuts than I can eat anyway. Click for full size!
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What a lovely thief. And you said you had too many nuts anyway.
The best kind of nut thief -- a welcome one! Awesome shots, and what a photographic opportunity!
Charly
Are you sure about the bird? Because these Spotted Nutcrackers don’t look like your bird. Looks more like a <a href="Great Spotted Woodcracker to me.
Charly did say it’s a Great Spotted, he had thought it was spotted nutcrackers.
Giliell, it is Greater Spotted Woodpecker, Dendrocopos major. I originally thought it is nutcracker until I saw the culprit.
I know people who say they saw a Nutcracker, but I did not have that luck yet.
My fault
I misread.
Great shots! I’m glad you finally ‘spotted’ the culprit.