European Green Woodpecker- Picus Viridis
I grabbed a picture of this female bird on the lawn of my parent's garden. Green Woodpeckers feed primarily on ants which they grub out from the lawn. This is a female bird.
One common name for this bird is the 'Yaffle' after its laughing call. They are busy, noisy birds easily seen and heard unlike other woodpeckers which spend their time feeding in the treetops on grubs.
Suffolk, United Kingdom
August 2012
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