As I walked along the path at Burton Mere in search of a Merlin that I knew had been spotted nearby I was distracted by a loud hammering sound above me. At first it was quite hard to pinpoint the source because the knocking was reverberating around the woodland. I was really pleased when I did eventually spot it, this beautiful Great Spotted Woodpecker.
It was moving quite a bit and using my long lens handheld was quite tricky but I am happy to have got a few half decent shots.
