woodpecker

Possessives

• tongue: The woodpecker's tongue is extremely long and sticky for extracting insects, such as ants, from their nest chambers and crevices.
• nest: Current work involves the inclusion of three-dimensional casts eg, of a woodpecker's nest, within the body of the panel.

Converse of object

• spot: Great spotted woodpeckers can be glimpsed in the canopy of mature willow and ash trees as they search for insects inside dead branches.
• hear: We decided to start the afternoon with a search of the wood where we had heard the woodpecker earlier in the day.
• include: A variety of woodland birds, including the great spotted woodpecker come to the feeding station in front of the windows.
• see: We have seen a green woodpecker in the garden for the first time for more than 20 years.
• have: The Black Hole has woodpeckers, including Lesser Spotted on occasions.
• attract: Notice the small number of dead trees which have been left to attract woodpeckers.

Adjective modifier

• spotted: A great spotted woodpecker was heard drumming in the tree quite close to the house on the 13th.
• great-spotted: Red squirrel and common woodland birds, including tree creepers and great-spotted woodpeckers, visit our feeders daily.
• ivory-billed: The ivory-billed woodpecker Campephilus principalis baird ( CR - D ) was recorded in 1986, but may now be extinct.
• lesser: I am told a rare lesser spotted woodpecker was seen during the year.
• green: We have seen a green woodpecker in the garden for the first time for more than 20 years.
• great: A great spotted woodpecker was heard drumming in the tree quite close to the house on the 13th.

Modifies a noun

• hole: Large trees with natural breeding cavities, usually woodpecker holes, have been virtually eliminated from the plains.
• specie: Woodpecker species abound in the riverside copses, often giving great views.
• cider: Woodpecker Cider Woodpecker Cider, Hereford lightning, Clean and bright.
• feeding: Within a hundred yards I tracked down the male lesser spotted woodpecker feeding in the upper branches of an oak.
• attack: A. Timber shingles can split, detach, decompose or suffer woodpecker attack.

Noun used with modifier

• eleven: Finally, we visit Deschutes National Forest, home to eleven woodpecker species.