Why the green woodpecker was vulnerable to a weasel....

Green woodpeckers like short grass ....lawns and golf courses ...where they can access the ants that they feed on. People often see them in their garden feeding in this way. You can see this bird using its tongue to extract ants from the turf. Even though it does keep looking up, I suspect the weasel was quick enough to catch the bird off-guard. Green woodpeckers are quite common and their 'yaffle' call is loud and unlikely to be missed. Fans of the children's series 'Bagpuss' will know that Professor Yaffle was a green woodpecker.