Hope the Woodpecker wasn't too badly injured!
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unfortunately it died just after the attack.
Thanks for clarifying, thought I saw it fly away?
yes, it did fly off , but then went to ground again and the magpie attacked it again
Thanks for posting. Looks like the great spotted woodpecker was already injured as it appeared to have issues flying right at the start of the footage. Is it poss it had collided with a window? Time of day may have meant more reflection on windows. GSW had started off the footage on the ground. Not typical of GSWs.
when i slowed the footage up. i seen the woodpecker crawling on the trunk of the tree in right side of video.
the magpie ambushed it there and spooked the woodpecker, it flew off colliding with the balustrades, meaning the magpie then took advantage of this