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🦉 The Eurasian wryneck or northern wryneck (Jynx torquilla)

• Jynx iynx, iyngis (Greek, Lat.) wryneck ; Iynga in ancient Greek. mythology, a beautiful nymph, the daughter of the god of the forest Pan and the nymph Echo, who possessed the magic of a love spell, but for this Hera, the wife of Zeus, turned her into a nondescript wryneck.
• torquilla torquere (lat.) to twist, bend, turn (name - for the snake twisting of the neck and head in a hollow in danger)

This seemingly inconspicuous bird surprisingly belongs to the woodpecker family. But unlike its fellows, it does not peck at the bark of trees or branches. And it does not peck out hollows, unless the tree is rotten from the inside.
Moreover, it is migratory and appears in the forests of my city at the end of April, when the snow has already melted. In simple terms, it is a typical insectivorous bird.

In spring, males sing actively in their territories, and their voice is similar to the voice of the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, but higher pitched, and somewhat reminiscent of falcons.