European green woodpecker but is made sticky by secretions from the enlarged salivary glands. Heavy, prolonged snow cover makes feeding difficult for the green woodpecker and can result in high mortality, from which it may take 10 years for the population to recover. Ant nests can be located under the snow; one bird was observed to dig 85 cm to reach a nest. 'Professor Yaffle', the wooden bookend character in the 1974 children's animation series "Bagpuss", was based loosely upon the green woodpecker. 'Yaffle' was among many English folk names for the European green woodpecker relating to its laughing call; others include laughing
Woody Woodpecker: Escape from Buzz Buzzard Park Woody Woodpecker: Escape from Buzz Buzzard Park Woody Woodpecker: Escape from Buzz Buzzard Park is the name of two video games based on the classic short films by character Woody Woodpecker, one released for the PlayStation 2 and Windows, and the other for the Game Boy Color. The game takes place in the universe cartoon. For much of the adventure, the player is Woody Woodpecker. During the absence of Woody's nephew Knothead and niece Splinter were abducted by the Machiavellian Buzz Buzzard, which requires an exorbitant ransom for their release. Unwilling to pay, Woody goes in search of the missing