🔶The lesser spotted woodpecker (Dryobates minor)
Rare footage! Little woodpecker on the bark. The fact is that this species of woodpeckers does not bite the thick bark of trees, but prefers to explore the thin bark on the branches. But this friend discovered that the bark at the bottom of the tree is brittle and breaks easily, so he sat and pecked it for a long time. And he did this not on one tree, he flew from one tree to another and looked exactly at the bottom.
It's funny, but I can already determine the species of woodpecker by its knocking on wood. This small one peck at a high speed, with which large woodpeckers cannot do it. And besides, his own voice is completely different from that of his big relatives. His voice is a bit like the voice of birds of prey.
Cute little bird. They are quite rare in our country.
I have never paid much attention to the knocking rhythms, but will now that you have pointed it out!