#zygodactyl — Public Fediverse posts

My day's just started but already my word-of-the-day has got to be "semi-zygodactyl."

"This is a pattern seen in owls and ospreys, among other birds, and it means that the fourth toe can be rotated backwards on a bony flange so that it can face in either direction as the bird wishes."

http://synapsida.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-thrush-beaked-consort-bird.html

#birds #synapsida #zygodactyl

Avoiding spoilers, but here to report that in #Echo the #YellowBelliedSapsucker has #zygodactyl toes, gives #sapsucker calls, and does #sapsucker drumming cadence. Well done! No, it shouldn't be anywhere near #Choctaw lands during the growing season, but that's okay.

#Marvel #Kingpin #Maya #Oklahoma