Wednesday 24 November 2010

Green woodpecker







I hadn't seen the woodpecker for some time but today he (or she) was on the lawn, drilling for ants. Any creature that eats ants is my hero. I hate the things. I would dearly love a pet anteater, but as that isn't possible, a neighbourly woodpecker is the next best thing.

2 comments:

Jackie Sayle said...

I think it's a female because it has a black rather than a red stripe on its cheek.

hydra said...

Oh, is that how you tell them apart? I didn't know. Thanks for that!