Jay vs Woodpecker (Round 2)

I find the Corvids a hugely entertaining group of birds and saw another example recently. In August 2013 I reported on (and photographed) a passing Jay which gratuitously flew at a Greater Spotted Woodpecker perched on the very top of a Larch tree and had several goes at trying to frighten it/dislodge it. The Woodpecker, despite the disparity in size, blanked it and stood firm and after a while the Jay gave up and flew off. The recent confrontation took place on our feeding station which is visible from the bed. I woke up to see a Jay perched just above the feeder that had a Greater Spotted feeding from it. The Jay stood there looking at the Woodpecker from a distance of about six inches and was ignored. After a while the Jay just dropped onto the Woodpecker who flew off as the Jay dropped all the way to the top of the wall below. The Woodpecker flew straight back as if nothing had happened and started feeding again. The Jay pretended he wanted to be on the wall and had found some interesting stuff there then flew off. Round 2 to the Woodpecker