MSW porn!

My patch on the edge of Brussels is extremely popular with photographers, who scatter generous helpings of seed to attract the commoner woodland species such as Nuthatch and the various tits.  The birds have become habituated to humans, therefore, and are pretty fearless. During a brief dry spell last week, I took a little walk there with the obligatory bag of birdseed in my pocket and a Robin started singing for its meal as soon as I arrived.  It began feeding at my fingertips before I'd even emptied the bag but I then took a step back and waited for the feeding frenzy to begin.  Within a couple of minutes, the local Middle Spotted Woodpecker came in and stayed long enough for me to get some ridiculous close-ups of our most attractive woodpecker, of which I've always struggled to get good shots in the past.

This particular location was already the most reliable site for MSW in the whole of Belgium but, now that they are coming in to the handouts, it is pretty much guaranteed!