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Uploaded by on Jun 22, 2007

Crazy little birds which turn and twist their necks astonishingly in all directions

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  • I WHIP MY HAIR BACK AND FORTH

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  • this is such a good video. was always interested in why it was named as such, until now. went birding in europe and never saw one, though. great vid!

  • Showing off her new hat she bought on sale.

  • It does this when it feels threatened. By moving its head in this manner it is sometimes mistaken for a snake and as a result it deters potential predators. This is a classic example of batesian mimicry in birds.

  • Is that bird imitating Stevie Wonder?

  • The neck-twisting is usally used in courtship displays or in aggression.

  • The Word "jynx" came from Latin iynx "wryneck", an Old World woodpecker (Jynx torquilla or Jynx ruficollis) with the ability to twist its neck in contortions. This ability quickly brought it to the attention of witches, who used it in creating their charms and spells. At some point, this ingredient of the spell came to be the name of the spell itself. from: drgoodword(dot)com

  • thats a funny bird.

    greating Isidro

  • OH GOD WHY IS IT SO CUTE

  • kip, het meest veelzijdige stukje vlees, kip!

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