THIS woodpecker perched on a tree is our photo of the week.

Photographer Franziska Trodd, of Waverly Road, Harrow, seized the opportunity to take this shot in Northumberland Road, Harrow.

She said: “He surveyed the area, then flew down to feed on lots of ants on the lawn.”

Chief photographer Peter Beal, who picked it as this week’s winner, said: “It’s not the kind of shot you can prepare for because photographing animals, especially birds, can be unpredictable.”

To submit a photo taken around Barnet, Harrow, Haringey, Enfield or Borehamwood, e-mail aslater@london.newsquest.co.uk.