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WHAT\u2019S IN A NAME?<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n

A descent of woodpeckers<\/h4>\n\n
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Adult male green woodpeckers (left) have more vivid plumage than juvenile birds (right)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

THE TERM \u2018A DESCENT OF WOODPECKERS\u2019 comes from the bird\u2019s peculiar habits The green woodpecker is one of three species indigenous to the UK and it descends to the ground more frequently than the great or lesser spotted varieties. When it\u2019s not swooping down from great heights onto ants, it\u2019s going from the top of one tree to the base of another. It even descends by climbing down tree trunks. <\/span><\/p>\n\n

Adam <\/strong>Jacot <\/strong>de <\/strong>Boinod<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Photos: WOODPECKERS: STEVE ROUND\/RSPB-IMAGES.COM;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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