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🦉 The Eurasian wryneck or northern wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
- Jynx iynx, iyngis (Greek, Lat.) wryneck ; Iynga in ancient Greek. mythology, a beautiful nymph, the daughter of the god of the forest Pan and the nymph Echo, who possessed the magic of a love spell, but for this Hera, the wife of Zeus, turned her into a nondescript wryneck.
- torquilla torquere (lat.) to twist, bend, turn (name - for the snake twisting of the neck and head in a hollow in danger)

Despite its close relationship with woodpeckers, this bird is a pure insectivore. All it retains from woodpeckers is the toe structure—two toes facing backward and two forward—as well as a long, sticky tongue and a distinctive, undulating flight pattern.

This strange bird lives in mixed forests, as well as in the coastal zone where there are plenty of kutars, but I have managed to meet them in meadows.
It feeds on insects, larvae, and is especially fond of various types of ants.

| Camera | Lens |
|---|---|
| Nikon D5200 | Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary |
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