http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2010/07/23/anatomy-under-the-head-feathers/ A Bird Blog with Kate St. John Thu, 23 May 2013 16:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2010/07/23/anatomy-under-the-head-feathers/comment-page-1/#comment-10409 faith cornell Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:45:57 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=22611#comment-10409 Well it is a good thing it does it’s job efficiently because it will never be a winner in a beauty contest of birds. Useful but ugly!!

]]> http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2010/07/23/anatomy-under-the-head-feathers/comment-page-1/#comment-10400 Kate St. John Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:07:02 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=22611#comment-10400 Good point. The turkey vulture’s wrinkles look like the accordion of skin needed to bend or turn his head. Maybe a little extra.
When they bathe they sometimes dip their heads in the water & let the water roll down their backs.

]]> http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2010/07/23/anatomy-under-the-head-feathers/comment-page-1/#comment-10398 Steve Tirone Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:04:39 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=22611#comment-10398 Wrinkles. There sure a lot of them, aren’t there. Those wrinkles don’t look like they would serve well for carrion eaters, either, as a place where decaying stuff would get trapped. Seems like a smooth head would serve them better for easier cleaning. I wonder why all the wrinkles…

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