Woodpecker in the garden

[Garden Manager]

Had a pleasant surprise yesterday. Looked up the garden at the bird feeders and saw an unsual looking bird on the peanut feeder. On investigation in a bird book it turned out to be a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. This bird is red on the top of the head, whiteish front and a black and white speckled back, long beak.

As if once wasnt enough it appeared again this morning, thoroughly enjoying the peanuts and not letting any of the sparrows near the feeder until he'd finished.

[Garden Manager]

[feet of clay]

You'll find he will appreciate suet.  You can buy a sheet of it from the butcher and hang it on a tree.

[CotswoldLass]

Got green woodpeckers that hang out on the boundary between my orchard and my neighbour's. We always leave at least one anthill for them...

[gilgamesh]

All three nest in the plantation across the road, and we do see spotties (both) when food is hard to get, but the yaffles haven't yet paid us a visit.

[ken (69)]

Hi Richard..there is a green woodpecker at the entrance to this nature trail nearby..icall him The Gatekeeper..charges about..tree to tree..as you enter...Can be heard other end of trail.Had to look up yaffles.Gilga.

[feet of clay]

Did you not watch 'Bagpuss' , Ken?  (Professor Yaffle was the woodpecker.)

[ken (69)]

Oh, feet, you make me old. Might make yaffles my avatar,moving of course,You pinched my original  thoughtBudgie..are those herons.

[gilgamesh]

I could have used the other local name - woodspight - but I thought it might confuse you ....

[ken (69)]

You confused Mr Google, gilga. I'll start a fred one day about coloc-iaquizzicals.Start with dockey.

[gilgamesh]

Aha! The truth will out! So it was YOU that engineered the great google service denial incident just as they were announcing the share offer!

Hearty congrats!

[ken (69)]

I like opera too, but can't hear all the word,nowadays......can't buy 'em in this country without paying a premium...snack.