Grey headed woodpecker
The Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus), also known as the Grey-faced Woodpecker, is a Eurasian member of the woodpecker family Piciformes.
It is 25--28 cm long and weighs 130-180 grams. Its plumage closely resembles its near relative the European Green Woodpecker. It has green upper parts, pale grey underparts and a yellow rump. It has a grey head with black moustache, and the male has a red crown. It has a shorter neck, slimmer bill and slightly rounder head than the Green Woodpecker.
Source- wikipedia
A Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker or a Grey Headed Woodpecker, first scavenges in the trash and then ascends to the trunk of an Oak tree, Landour. He seems to prefer the rice leftover in the trash and returns once more to the ground!
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