Old World Woodpecker uses Unique drilling Technique

Image from Super Punch, via A London Salmagundi

The Eurasian Wryneck, Jynx torquilla, is a weird kind of woodpecker. Instead of pecking, it drills into the tree head-on. Once it has bored a sufficient nest hole, the bird twists his head to sand-out the inside with his uniquely designed head feathers.

Dremel, a company known for their power tools, actually designed their most popular rotary tool after watching this bird cut, grind, sand, carve and polish a variety of materials.

Source: Wild Birds Unlimited mid-Michigan April Fool's Joke

The time lapse photograph (above) shows the Eurasian Wryneck, shaking his head, not really drilling into the wood. Happy April 1st!

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http://sheabirdno1.blogspot.com/2013/04/remarkable-jinx-bird-has-moves-of-snake.html