#mindre hackspett

[michaelnordeman]

Lesser spotted woodpecker/mindre hackspett. Värmland, Sweden (April 23, 2023).

[michaelnordeman]

Lesser spotted woodpecker/mindre hackspett. This is the smallest European woodpecker, and I was thrilled to see a juvenile being fed by its parent when I visited the Nötön-Åråsviken Nature Reserve the other day. Värmland, Sweden (June 18, 2024).

[michaelnordeman]

Lesser spotted woodpecker/mindre hackspett. Värmland, Sweden (April 22, 2023).

[michaelnordeman]

Lesser spotted woodpecker/mindre hackspett. Värmland, Sweden (April 23, 2023).

[michaelnordeman]

Lesser spotted woodpecker/mindre hackspett. This is the smallest woodpecker we have in Europe. It is 14 to 16.5 cm (5.5 to 6.5 in) long and is weighing 17 to 25 g (0.60 to 0.88 oz). Värmland, Sweden (March 5, 2017).

[michaelnordeman]

This is the first Lesser spotted woodpecker/mindre hackspett (Dryobates minor, subspecies D. m. minor) I’ve seen here in Käxsundet. It shares a lot of features with the Great spotted woodpecker, but it’s the size of a sparrow.

[greybrown]

[skogn]

Lesser spotted woodpecker (mindre hackspett) in Västmanland, Skultuna