Green Woodpecker

beautiful bird. ive no idea what it is tho.
it was on our local news yesterday that a parrot is flying around our area, its escaped from a house

Its a Green Woodpecker A&J & uv Photo him/her perfectly :):)

I agree with Jacque...Just take a look at that beak!.... Just about ready to drill
into that tree... LOL

Brill photo..

what a beautiful bird

Wow how lucky are you? As Jacque & FP say, it's a Green Woodpecker. Found some info in our bird book. Scientific name Picus Viridis. It's a male in your pic. Female doesn't have the red. Mainly feeds on the ground & apparently drums only rarely. Eats ants & ant pupae. Breeds April - June. Hope this helps. Gosh I am so envious - a unique picture to capture on camera. :o)