Bird Watching: Jan. 29 pictures, 1 by lilyfantn

lilyfantn wrote:
I got home from work and immediately scanned the front and back yard to see if anyone was availble for photos - it had to be quick because I only had about an hour or so of light left! (see what this forum has done to me lol!)

Here is the mockingbird going after the oranges now that the raisins are eaten. I got 2 photos of mid pecks and it looks like the bird has rolled his eye back in each one. I wonder if they do that as a defense mechanism? If they were pecking at an insect it might peck back sort of thing. I know frogs do that with their eyes too when they flip their tongues out.