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Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)

Common in open deciduous woods, on mature farmland with tree cover. A shy bird which usually flies off on approach. The most frequent sightings are the rear view in flight giving off its alarm call. Flight is looping. Feeds mainly on ants and can be found on the ground.
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  • Searching for insects on marshland at the Hayling Billy LNR, Hayling Island
  • 24 February 2011. Green Woodpecker and Rabbit on the marsh. Copyright Peter Drury 2011
  • 24 February 2011. Green Woodpecker and Rabbit on the marsh. Copyright Peter Drury 2011
  • Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis). Copyright 2009 Peter Drury
  • Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis). Copyright 2009 Peter Drury<br />
These birds are very timid and will fly off usually well before you get close. The flight is a rapid burst of wing beats, a closed wing glide where obviously height is lost, followed by another rapid burst of wing beats. In flight photography is difficult. Whilst this is far from a good image, I have kept it because it displays this movement at take-off and also shows the yellow rump which is all you normally see when the bird flies off in the distance!
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