Juvenile woodpecker being fed by Dad.

We were thrilled to finally witness the juvenile great spotted woodpecker actually being fed by Dad on the wooden leg of our bird table just outside the window. The youngsters have a 'red beret' on top of their heads which will gradually appear on the nape if they are a male but will disappear if they are a female. The father was also feeding another noisy youngster on a nearby tree leaving this bolder offspring to practise drilling with his long sharp beak on our bird table. Dad reappeared and they were both by the garden woodpecker ornament which looked very funny.