Eurasian Wryneck
Eurasian Wrynecks are somewhat uncommon in Nagpur. They are winter visitors to India and till very recently I did not know that they are actually woodpeckers because they are unlike any other woodpeckers.
Woodpeckers don’t migrate or fly long distances – Eurasian Wryneck flies all the way from Europe to India, Woodpeckers are seen climbing vertical tree trunks, tapping the bark, excavating nests – Eurasian Wryneck does not do any of these things. Most Woodpeckers have pointed tail feathers – this one does not!
But Wrynecks are Woodpeckers! They have, like other woodpeckers a very long tongue for groping out insects from hard to reach places. Their toes are placed two toes pointing to the front and two pointing to the back (the scientific term is zygodactylly) and their call is somewhat comparable to other woodpeckers. Apart for some characteristics like the ones mentioned Wrynecks don’t look like Woodpeckers at all and are therefore placed in their own Genus. The Genus consists of two Species. The Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla and the African Rufous-Necked Wryneck Jynx ruficollis
Eurasian Wryneck - look carefully at the toes, 2 point backwards
Why is the Wryneck called such – just see the video to know 
I personally have never seen this behavior and don’t know if it is typical only during the breeding season or something like that… If you have any more information do leave a comment.
Waouh… : magnifique photo…
Lovely bird. Sharp capture.
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grt capture and info. too
magnificent shot…..very fine details
Nagpur indeed has unique fauna…Great stuff…amazing capture sir !
awesome…
Amazing bird and beautiful details. Where do you shoot these birds in Nagpur?
Oh interesting to know and see your blog. Nice picture too . Is it taken by you ?
Yes, the pictures are taken by me.
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parece facil de capturar , el detalle y tono superb !!!
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Nice bird!
Excellent capture!
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He is really great ! Nicely captured !
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Wonderful capture of an uncommon bird….
Beutiful!
Great low shot, a litte "sad" that twig on the left, maybe clone it away?
as usually wonderfully captured!
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great capture! beautiful cleared sharp with great details!
Speaking of a perfect capture, this is it!
An such an unusual bird as well will have to go read the blog
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great..this is beauty…love it.
Amazing bird with such a long neck. Nice sharp image.
Beautiful!!!
very nice shot….
wow… very cute bird
beautiful shot!
Great shot and beautiful bird, great sharpness and slim silhouette captured in your photo.-
Wow, what a great capture and a beautiful bird!
Great shot of an unusual bird. Bravo!
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What a wonderful shot!!!
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Very interesting & fine photo !
Excellent shot of a very different kind of bird! Well done!
Awesome shot! Congrats
very sharp, great shot!
very nice
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Very Very Nice Shot
Wonderful photo!
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nice capture
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Fantastic composition; very clean and pretty!
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Nice eager look.
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Brilliant shot. Very sharp. Nice details on the blog.
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Simply lovely! BEAUTIFUL! Congrats on Explore!
Superb
A really great capture.
nice…
Fantastic shot!!!
I love the idea and composition in here.
Congratulations.
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Lovely shot.Congratulations:))
Wonderful capture, creative and inspiring. Now that’s what I like to see!
Congratulations on the Explore.
Have a great Thursday!
Hope to see you around My Photostream.
Excellent rare catch.
Marvellous catch…!
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Great photo. Very interesting bird.
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Wonderful bird photograph.
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Wonderful shot. Good exposure & timings.
the laid back colours of the shot are very impressive and so is your subject Tarique..excellent details coming off this smart w.pecker(i didnt know until i read today and many thanks for sharing the video..i loved it!!!).I would only have needed one more thing….a litle more space on the front of the bird(towards the left!).
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that’s good…..
Wow, amazing shot of this beautiful species… I sure hope to see him one day.
nice
WoW!!! What a great shot. Nice lighting.
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Excellent capture!
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Beautifully captured!
Great isolation which is reallly necessary considering how well his camo matches the background!
Well done!
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This is excellent
Interesting bird! The closest thing in North America would be the Northern Flicker, which forages for ants on the ground. This species seems even more unusual for a woodpecker.
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A wonderful shot of an amazing bird. Thank you for inviting to see rest of your pictures and the short video, that was a real treat!
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Beautiful shot. Interesting bird.
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I read only yesterday that this bird is now extinct in the UK. Great shot. An unusual bird.
Fantastic shot! So that’s where our wrynecks go in winter!
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Sir, I suppose this bird is either vulnerable or endangered, please do rectify, if I were wrong.
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GR8 details, superb image.
beautiful picture!
One of the best pics of this bird i’ve seen
Brilliant shot…
undoubtedly one of the rare shots
awesome
Great Shot…
first rate!
special
Wow!
great shot!!!!
Wow.. Wonderful shot..
Awesome shot..
Awesome is the word.
Very crisp
Where was this unconventional beauty seen?
Fantastic!!
Sudhanshu Kothe Sir, as mentioned in the post – Nimji, Nagpur, Maharashtra
oh,… I got lost in the EXIF line! I see it now! Missed it as it comes in faint grey. Thanks Tarique!
Sudhanshu Kothe Sir, That is how Facebook formats it, the location has been put in using the Location option provided in the box where we upload photo. The advantage of using it is for many locations one can see a map. So even if right now there is no map for Nimji we can hope in future it will be there from Facebook. Putting the location name in the body of text does not have this advantage
Very useful. Thanks! … Everyone should use this feature
wow, superb click.
Great image, sir.
Beautiful
Amazing..!!
Superb Shot
Nice capture…
awesome
what beautiful detail in this bird
Superb photography, excellent details!
classic catch
Once again 50 likes! I am flattered friends – thanks to everyone
That’s 53 (50 + 3 mentioned as names)
Kapil ji when I wrote that comment it was 47 + 3
Electronic voting has its ways! But then that’s certainly a top class shot with a great model
Lovely shot of a great bird.
very good capture
I anly have seen this one before and could only make a portret from it. This one is great!
Beautiful!
Beautiful shot my friend!!
Stunning capture of a beautiful bird