Mad green woodpeckers

There is at least one green woodpecker in Bradley Stoke, and the one which Disgruntled saw this morning seems to have a blatant disregard for its own safety. It was sat in the gutter on Bradley Stoke Way near the bridge over the reserve, seemingly completely unperturbed by the cars driving past it. I guess that it was after ants, which seem to be emerging at the moment.