Male green woodpecker (Picus viridis) foraging for food in winter on a snow-covered lawn.

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Green woodpeckers feed primarily on ants. A covering of snow makes it very difficult for them to find food. This one was seeking to get under the snow to an ant colony that he knew to be underneath.

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Size: 6016px × 4016px
Location: Reculver, Kent, UK
Photo credit: © David Sewell / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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