European green woodpecker main food of the European green woodpecker is ants of the genera "Lasius" and "Formica" for which it spends much of its time foraging on the ground, though other insects and small reptiles are also taken occasionally. The bird's distinctive, elongated, cylindrical droppings often consist entirely of ant remains. At ant nests, it probes into the ground and licks up adult ants and their larvae. They have tongues that wrap to the back of their head. Green woodpeckers will often forage in short grazed or mown permanent grasslands where the availability of ant nests is high. A study of a
Woodpecker in the Rough Classical music and folk song. Woodpecker in the Rough Woodpecker in the Rough is the 41st animated cartoon short subject in the "Woody Woodpecker" series. Released theatrically on June 16, 1952, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal International. When the golfing bug bites Woody Woodpecker, he is ready for the game, but the question is "Is the game ready for him?" as he tries to match play with a power golfer. Woody's attempts to play golf are interrupted by a big, burly man who makes a bet with him. Clarence Wheeler infused the background