Aug 292013
 

Nictitating Membrane

Per National Geo (10/2015)

A translucent inner eyelid good for cleansing, protecting, and many other uses.  Camels rely on them during sandstorms.  Frogs use them to squeeze their eyes inward, which helps with swallowing.  Woodpeckers deploy them “like seat belts, so their eye don’t pop out.”

Red-tailed Hawk

Did you ever get a feeling that there was a zombie behind you?

Red-tailed Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

European Starling

Zombies have specialized eating tools.

Eurasian Starling

Eurasian Starling

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Zombies are stoic.

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Red-tailed Hawk

Some zombies are exhibitionists.

Red-tailed Hawk RTHA

Red-tailed Hawk RTHA

Female Brewer’s Blackbird

Zombies are impervious to poop.

Brewer's Blackbird female

Brewer’s Blackbird female

Great-tailed Grackle female

Zombie feathers start to stiffen as deterioration accelerates.

Great-tailed Grackle

Great-tailed Grackle

White-faced Ibis WFIB

Some zombies have long beaks to eat from your ear.

White-faced Ibis WFIB

White-faced Ibis WFIB

Red-tailed Hawk

Zombies burp when they are full.

Red-tailed Hawk nictitating membrane

Red-tailed Hawk nictitating membrane

European Starling

When zombies eat a retired person it sometimes sticks in its craw.

European Starling nictitating membrane

European Starling nictitating membrane

Broad-billed Hummingbird

Zombies can be colorful.

Broad-billed Hummingbird

Broad-billed Hummingbird

Cooper’s Hawk

Blood is eye food for zombies.

Cooper's Hawk nictitating membrane

Cooper’s Hawk nictitating membrane

Cooper’s Hawk

When zombies wink the eye clears for just a second.

Cooper's Hawk nictitating membrane

Cooper’s Hawk nictitating membrane

European Starling

Proof positive that zombies are flesh eaters.

European Starling nictitating membrane

European Starling nictitating membrane

Eurasian Wigeon

Zombies have a poor sense of balance.

Eurasian Wigeon

Eurasian Wigeon

Western Scrub-Jay

When food is in low supply, zombies suck energy out of cables.

Western Scrub Jay nictitating membrane

Western Scrub Jay nictitating membrane

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