This is the only species in the world with a bent beak sideways, always to the right, it uses it to move stones in the riverbeds where it breeds. Endemic to NZ
Wrybill
Country New Zealand
Location On a boulder bank in Nelson
Gender Unknown
Age Adult
- Created Timestamp02/04/2011 12:17:27
- CameraCanon EOS 40D
- Aperture13
- Focal Length300
- Iso200
- Shutter Speed1/500
- Orientation1
That’s wonderful! Isn’t nature grand!
How interesting about the Wrybill’s beak! Great image demonstrating that. Thanks for posting it.