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  1. Downy woodpecker tongue

    Downy woodpecker tongue

    Snapped at just the right time, this image shows the female Downy woodpecker tongue. Mother was gathering suet for her youngster, who was in a maple tree just east (to the right) of the suet feeder. Mother, father, and their young ward are frequent visitors lately!
    • birder46217
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    • downy woodpecker suet tongue
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: North America
  2. Ruby-throated Hummingbird

    Ruby-throated Hummingbird

    Not the best of photos, shot from 6m, but it serves to illustrate the length of the tongue. The length of the tongue surprised me and made me realize that the bill is just a rigid support for the flexible tongue. I think evolutionists have it wrong when they say hummingbirds gradually evolved...
    • Paul Tavares
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    • tongue
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: North America
  3. Cheeky Sparrow!!!

    Cheeky Sparrow!!!

    Caught this cheeky devil poking his tongue out.
    • Coltech
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    • house sparrow tongue
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  4. Tongue, Highlands

    Tongue, Highlands

    Beautiful day at Tongue.
    • rin
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    • tongue
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Landscapes
  5. Woodpecker Tongue

    Woodpecker Tongue

    Heavily cropped shot showing the bristles on the tongue of a Red-bellied WP
    • hudsonbirder
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    • bristles tongue
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
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