European Green Woodpecker: Nest & eggs

The European Green Woodpecker excavates its own nest and needs no ready-made cavities or nest boxes.

• Nest hole: its own hole chiselled out in soft wood, often in the rotting trunk of a deciduous tree.
• Old trees: the species is tied to deciduous and mixed woodland, parks and wood-pasture with old, large trees.
• Parental care: the female lays 5–7 eggs, and the pair take turns incubating for 17–19 days.

The young remain 21–24 days in the nest hole before fledging.

More about the European Green Woodpecker

• Diet
• In winter