Playing hide and seek

I have heard this green woodpecker calling in the garden over the past few weeks but this is the first time I managed to see it.  The photo shows it is a female, which was a surprise as I had assumed that only the males would call.

I hear green woodpeckers calling in the top of the tallest trees in the garden every spring but rarely see them.  They feed on ants on the golf courses in the park and nest somewhere in the nature reserve (we think).

You can listen to a recording of the green woodpecker's yaffle here.