Acorn Woodpecker, male, showing tongue by Tom Grey

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08-MAR-2008	Tom Grey

Acorn Woodpecker, male, showing tongue

Arastradero Preserve

The tongues of woodpeckers are (with variation among species according to foraging mode) barbed and so long that they wrap around the skull. Some of the length, and the barb, show up in this photo.

Canon EOS 40D ,Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM
1/2000s f/6.3 at 700.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

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Garry Vaccaro		24-Feb-2009 03:24
very nice shot.

guest		09-Mar-2008 03:50
Very Nice Tongue Shot, Tom! :)

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