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25 Nov 2009 303 views
 
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Green Woodpecker

In our garden


Green Woodpecker Picus viridis

Picture 3 of 5

This female woodpecker was about 30 ft from the house, determinedly digging for ants - and doing it very quickly too.

Each of the pictures is taken from indoors, through a single-glazed window.

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The RSPB shows that the male has a red stripe beneath the black eye patch, the female has a black stripe.

The Green Woodpecker is the largest of the three British Woodpeckers, it's about 30 - 36 cm, 12 - 15 inches long.

They like to eat ants, which they dig out of the ground.
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camera E-30
exposure mode
shutterspeed
aperture f/5.6
sensitivity ISO500
focal length 300.0mm
resolution 944x700 pixels
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