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
European Starling
Zombies have specialized eating tools.
Eurasian Starling
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Zombies are stoic.
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Red-tailed Hawk
Some zombies are exhibitionists.
Red-tailed Hawk RTHA
Female Brewer’s Blackbird
Zombies are impervious to poop.
Brewer’s Blackbird female
Great-tailed Grackle female
Zombie feathers start to stiffen as deterioration accelerates.
Great-tailed Grackle
White-faced Ibis WFIB
Some zombies have long beaks to eat from your ear.
White-faced Ibis WFIB
Red-tailed Hawk
Zombies burp when they are full.
Red-tailed Hawk nictitating membrane
European Starling
When zombies eat a retired person it sometimes sticks in its craw.
European Starling nictitating membrane
Broad-billed Hummingbird
Zombies can be colorful.
Broad-billed Hummingbird
Cooper’s Hawk
Blood is eye food for zombies.
Cooper’s Hawk nictitating membrane
Cooper’s Hawk
When zombies wink the eye clears for just a second.
Cooper’s Hawk nictitating membrane
European Starling
Proof positive that zombies are flesh eaters.
European Starling nictitating membrane
Eurasian Wigeon
Zombies have a poor sense of balance.
Eurasian Wigeon
Western Scrub-Jay
When food is in low supply, zombies suck energy out of cables.
Western Scrub Jay nictitating membrane
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