Eurasian Wryneck Whirlyhead

[Dumpsterkitty]

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  
Bird (Species)
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
Rank: Species
Higher classification: Wryneck

[Bobbie Ireland]

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.

[Bobbie Ireland]

I did not see the whirly bit, however.

[Dumpsterkitty]

Sweet!

[dale]

thanks for the great whirlyhead!

[MAK]

Best whirlyhead ever and congrats Bobbie! 

[Donna]

Made my head spin looking at it!! Very cool!

[dale]

Best whirlyhead ever

it looks like a DRILL