Green Woodpecker
By Simbad
1 Jul, 2011
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Never had one of these in the garden before, think he was eating the ants between the cracks in the paving, not a good picture as didn't want to scare him.
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Oh lucky you....
1 Jul, 2011
Me neither Paul, wondered what on earth it was at first, quite a large bird, have been told they're in the nearby cemetery but never seen them.
Thanks DD I'll be keeping my open for him again :-)
2 Jul, 2011
Well caught Kathy as they are very shy. Yes, they love ants. We have them here and a couple of years ago the parents brought the 2 babies down onto our drive to eat the ants. Noisy devils, arent they but lovely to have around.
2 Jul, 2011
Fantastic Simbad, lucky you! Can't quite see the 'moustache' colour on my screen, but it's red on the male and black on the female. I hope they become regular visitors to your garden. :-)
2 Jul, 2011
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That is awesome - I have never seen one of these in real life - I love these birds - very lucky you :))
1 Jul, 2011