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Author Topic: Eurasian Wryneck Whirlyhead  (Read 3383 times)
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« on: 30-Mar-13, 10:39:09 AM »

So it started with a really cool whirlyhead



And then I saw the name. ...Eurasian Wryneck (Jynx torquilla).  Thought it was a pun on the picture. It's not...

   
Eurasian Wryneck  
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The Eurasian Wryneck is a species of wryneck in the family of woodpeckers. This species breeds in temperate regions of Europe and Asia. It is migratory, wintering in tropical Africa and southern Asia. It is a bird of open woodland and orchards. Wikipedia

Scientific name: Jynx torquilla
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Higher classification: Wryneck

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« Reply #1 on: 30-Mar-13, 10:44:39 AM »

Not to be a smart-ass... well, ok - I will - I have seen these guys. Amazing! AND I was actually the one on our birding trip who saw it first! Yay for me.
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« Reply #2 on: 30-Mar-13, 10:47:22 AM »

I did not see the whirly bit, however.
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« Reply #3 on: 30-Mar-13, 10:54:09 AM »

Sweet!
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« Reply #4 on: 30-Mar-13, 05:00:44 PM »

thanks for the great whirlyhead!
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« Reply #5 on: 30-Mar-13, 11:18:18 PM »

Best whirlyhead ever and congrats Bobbie!  Grin
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« Reply #6 on: 31-Mar-13, 08:11:13 AM »

Made my head spin looking at it!! Very cool!
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« Reply #7 on: 31-Mar-13, 09:40:43 PM »

Best whirlyhead ever

it looks like a DRILL
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