Birdwatching - 2074 🐦

🦉 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)

This strange species of woodpecker arrives in late April or early May, depending on weather conditions. They inhabit light forests, forest edges, sometimes city parks and villages, and avoid solid dark forests. And this particular bird from my photos was encountered by me in a meadow.

They live in old hollows from previous owners, and use the old ones as bedding. But why did this bird end up in a meadow where there are no homes for it? It's all about food. They love ants! And there are a lot of them in these places, so sometimes you can meet these birds here.