Bamboo Woodpecker

6th April 2014, Bukit Tinggi, Pahang

Scientific Name: Gecinulus viridis                        Equipment: Nikon 1 V2 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8G + TC2.0IIIE                                          An ultra long range shot of a handsome male (aprrox. 70-80 metres)

Female Bamboo Woodpecker

2nd May 2011, Kemensah, Selangor

A female Bamboo Woodpecker boring a hole in a young macaranga tree.( see the male). This particular area has yielded a few reasonable shots of this shy  woodpeckers.

WoodStripper? : Bamboo Woodpecker

15th May 2010, Kemensah, Selangor.

Difficult to get good pictures of  the Bamboo Woodpeckers  because they are always too far . This was only my second encounter with this species.  Anyway  this is a male  bird ‘stripping’ the soft outer layer of the stem to get to the food.

Jack hammer: Bamboo Woodpecker

23rd January 2010,  Kemensah, Selangor

Another lifer on the new trail, a Bamboo Woodpecker (Gecinulus viridis). I wonder whether they suffer from headaches after a day  of hammering .