Green Woodpecker
Kate Humble presents the green woodpecker.
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs.
Kate Humble presents the green woodpecker. The maniacal laughing call, or 'yaffle', of a green woodpecker was supposed to herald rain, hence its old country name of 'rain bird'. You can hear their yodelling calls in woods, parks, heaths and large gardens throughout most of the UK. Altough green woodpeckers do nest in trees they spend a lot of their time on the ground, probing lawns and meadows for their main food, ants and their pupae.
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Green woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Broadcasts
- Wed 16 Apr 2014 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Wed 8 Apr 2015 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Fri 30 Nov 2018 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Mon 9 Mar 2020 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Fri 23 Apr 2021 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Thu 21 Jul 2022 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Wed 20 Sep 2023 05:58BBC Radio 4
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