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The lawnpecker is back – at least that’s what we call him. It’s a sign that autumn is arriving when we see the Green Woodpecker on the lawn. One of their favourite foods is ants, and our lawn has plenty of them. The male is always more adventurous and he appears in the autumn, and can be seen frequently through the autumn and winter until the warm weather arrives next year. 
The female is much more timid and we only see her when the weather is very bad and her desire for food overcomes her fear. We know winter has really arrived when we see them both on the lawn. They aim for the areas where there are ants nests under the lawn and poke their beaks repeatedly down to get the ants. They can be in just one spot for over 10 minutes, occasionally looking up to check for danger – so they must be really stuffing themselves with ants. Posted on Wednesday, 17 October 2007 at 14:21 Comments (2)
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Hi Paul! Brilliant photos, especially when enlarged. Didn’t realise that there were so many colours on the ‘green’ woodpecker. Dad.
Comment by Mum & Dad — On 17-10-07 at 15:38
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