On Sun, 13 Apr 2003 13:51:14 +0100, Kay Easton
wrote:

I've learnt things too - I had no idea you had a yellowhammer, and the
idea that it's a woodpecker-ish thing is quite bizarre to one used to
seeing this little ball of yellow fluff popping out of hedges.

Just curious;
What does your "little ball of yellow fluff"
hammer at, to give it its name?
easy to see where ours got its moniker

Bart