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Old 04-07-2013, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by David Hill View Post
[This is the Female Greater spotted Woodpecker, the size would be about
right, but I've never seen any of them on the ground,
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps75a5dd38.jpg
David @ a damp side of Swansea Bay
Woodpeckers pecking on the ground are most often green woodpeckers, but spotted woodpeckers are sometimes seen doing it.