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Green Woodpecker

Picus viridis

Description:

Spotted on a lawn close to wooded area

Habitat:

Feeds on the ground usually near ants nests with its long and sticky beak

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4 Comments

Micolo
Micolo 11 years ago

Many thanks Maria db

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Nice spotting! There was a Noah blog on woodpeckers recently: http://projectnoah.tumblr.com/post/57156...

Micolo
Micolo 11 years ago

Thanks Debbie I only managed to get this one shot as its a very nervous twitchy bird and flew away so quickly

Debbie Stewart
Debbie Stewart 11 years ago

Well spotted Micolo

Micolo
Spotted by
Micolo

England, United Kingdom

Spotted on Aug 22, 2013
Submitted on Aug 22, 2013

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