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Forked Tongued Waxwing

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Posted by tony flashman on January 6, 2009 at 1:56 PM
Forked Tongued Waxwing
Thought I would post something a bit different.

Although its a fair size crop it shows well how the Waxwing holds the berries. This bird had put at least 2 berries into its throat before taken a third which as you can see was held in place not with the birds beak but with its tongue.
Posted by Greg Hitchcock on January 6, 2009 at 2:03 PM
It certainly is that!

Nice one Tony, very interesting shot.

Greg
Posted by Lea Roberts on January 6, 2009 at 5:11 PM
nice illustation shot tony, never realised they used their tongues like that :toast:
Posted by Magnus Hird on January 6, 2009 at 5:18 PM
Looks like a monster swallowing a space-hopper! :biggrin:
Very interesting shot and what a creepy tongue! :smile:
Posted by Peter Jalkotzy on January 6, 2009 at 9:04 PM
as a biologist with keen interests in the evolution of adaptive mechanisms in our animal world, that is very cool. What a great capture. thanks for sharing. :toast:
Posted by Tom Smit on January 7, 2009 at 1:24 AM
Great shot. Indeed something different.
:toast:
Posted by Matt Cole on January 7, 2009 at 5:14 AM
a very interesting insight - the power of wildlife photography! :smile:

Matt
Posted by Elliott Neep on January 7, 2009 at 8:11 AM
Learn something new every day. Am sure Mr Robinson would like this and the 'power of photography in science' :biggrin:
Posted by Fran French on January 7, 2009 at 1:28 PM
A lovely capture showing the capabilties of these birds. The greedy so an so's :biggrin:

Nice one Tony!

Fran