Page 77 - BBC Wildlife Volume 36 #06
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LEFT A female great
                                                                                                   spotted woodpecker
                                                                                                   inspects an aspen as a
                                                                                                   potential nesting site
                                                                                                   but is deterred by the
                                                                                                   Ural owl inside. The
                                                                                                   birds of prey nested in
                                                                                                   this location for three
                                                                                                   years. During one
                                                                                                   breeding season the
                                                                                                   dead tree also provided
                                                                                                   a home to wrynecks
                                                                                                   and European hornets.




















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