Gila Woodpecker — Images by kenne
Interesting Fact:
There are several ways woodpeckers have adapted to all the head-banging,
including having a long tongue that wraps around their brain. — kenne
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A Few of Kenne’s Photos (Click on any image to see in slideshow)
Kate and Jaxon
Mountain Spiny Lizard
La Milagrosa Loop Hikers
Audrey, Joy, Hannah and Kenne
Queen Butterfly
Queen Butterfly
Friday with Friends & Molino Basin to Prison Camp
Southern California September 2012
Ed On Marshell Gulch Trail
Virginia & Jim At The Hunter Trail Saddle
Turkey Vulture at Tanque Verde Wash
All Souls Procession
Domingo DeGrazia’s Spanish-guitar band
SCVN Weds Walk 08-01-12
Chase & Grandma Joy
Sycamore Reservoir
Cactus Wren
Doves, Lightening, Hiking
Queen Butterfly
Carpenter bee on sneezeweed
Flickr Photos
Great pics! 🙂
A long tongue that wraps around their brain?
An interesting fact, little known outside the bird lovers world, which I learned from my birder friends.
Creepy and kinda cool.
Nature has a way of protecting itself — who would have thought of wrapping the tongue around the brain that all our technology hasn’t been able to do to protect our brains when put in harm’s way. Thanks for the comment.
Hi Kenne, I recall reading that the woodpecker also has a special cartilage between its industrial-strength beak and its brain. A built-in shock absorber that keeps it from getting those pesky concussions. Isn’t that clever! And the tongue, rolling up inside it’s head like a tape measure–how cool is that! Creation is full of fascinating surprises. Thanks for sharing your pics and have a great day!
Nature is facinating!