Northern Flicker and Nictitating Membrane

Description

A Northern Flicker closes its third eyelid, the nictitating membrane, to protect itself from squirting berry juice.

Taken By

BRETT ZIMMERMAN

Taken On

September 9, 2026

Tagged

northern yellow shafted flicker woodpecker bird colaptes auratus nictitating membrane squirting juice berries frugivore frugivorous tan orange black red beak bib nape claws spots spotted zygodactyl tail animal beaked bright clawed colorful colourful creature feathered fluffed large nature natural outdoors watching ornithology ornithological wild outside perched perching beautiful branch eat eating feeding food tree wildlife

Assignments

Wildlife