Thursday 25 July 2013

The Wryneck name

There are two species of wryneck (Jynx) in the world. This Eurasian Wryneck J.torquilla is doing what wrynecks do, twisting its neck, hence the name. Photo by Yann Cambon, France, 2013.

2 comments:

  1. I have to imagine that most people know next to nothing about wrynecks, including me! Great photo.

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  2. Quite east to find in spring, when calling, in much of continental Europe.

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