Location: Midwest USA.

I was lucky enough to get within 10’ of this guy. I had scared off two others earlier.

I got a nice shot of him engaging his nictitating membrane.

  • zd9@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 days ago

    Beautiful. Fun fact I learned recently: woodpeckers’ tongues are wrapped all the way to the back and top of the head, and some of their skull bones are spongey, to absorb all the impact from pecking wood. Nature is so dang cool.