Do woodpeckers have tongues?

Yes, they do! If you look closely or expand just slightly you'll see a tongue that helps the bird to gather in insects. Pileated Woodpecker

[Chris H]

A stunning shot, beautiful.

[Pat]

Well I never knew that, fascinating. What a stunning picture, big fav.

[Babs]

Oh well spotted.

[Marilyn G M]

love the tongue

[Ingrid]

That is amazing!

[Beth]

Nice capture.

[Joan Robillard]

Wonderful

[Gosia]

Fantastic

[Harbie]

Great close up!

[Carla]

Brilliant! How satisfying to capture that! Well done Bill!

[Julie Duncan]

Excellent! I love these woodpeckers - they are rarely seen around here.

[tony gig]

Wonderful detailed capture...fav

[Clare Gadsby]

fantastic. love the squiggles and bokeh and that amazing crest

[Joy]

Wonderful shot, Fav

[narayani]

Like his red topnot

[Monica]

Fantastic! fav

[Shutterbug]

Great shot. I’m glad you pointed out the tongue. Learn something new every day.

[gloria jones]

Outstanding capture

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Love his hairdo. Really cute capture.

[April]

Love all the textures! Wonderful light and focus.

[BeckyJo]

Who knew?! Quite an impressive bird. I only see the little downy woodpeckers.

[Colin Fawsett]

Amazing capture. Fav from me.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Super shot with that black tongue sticking out !

[Joe Ciras]

Nice detail.

[Margaret Brown]

Love that pop of red and details, fav

[Nina Ganci]

brilliant sharp capture, love the old mans beard
fav

[Lee-Ann]

Awesome capture.

[Carole Sandford]

Fantastic shot!

[Richard Hickey]

Awesome picture.

[Angelika van Rooyen]

Great shot!

[Rosie Kind]

What an unusual bird Fav

[Jacqueline]

Great capture, it has a bit of a scrawny neck ;)

[KoalaGardens🐨]

perfect timing :)

[Karly]

Great shot - excellent eye focus. Love that red crest!

[Fisher Family]

Beautiful!

Ian

[Diana Moss]

A fantastic picture a fav

[Saxa van Eijnsbergen]

fabulous colors and shot!

[M Whipple]

Super!

[Desi]

Incredible shot

[Elise Rose]

Gorgeous photo!

[Sue Rose]

Who would have known? Great capture

[bkb in the city]

Great capture and l learned something new

[Larry Steager]

Beautiful capture.

[Pyrrhula]

A beautiful close up with great details. Fav. I see Tillandsia's around. Is it taken outside in nature?

[Candace]

Great close up and love all that texture!

[Steve and Pam Winfield]

What a splendid photo great detail and what a super crest fav:)

[Harry J Benson]

Your wildlife pictures are still fabulous

[Islandgirl]

Beautiful capture!

[Tom]

Simply beautiful and instant fav

[*lynn]

beautiful bird and capture, love the detail of the surroundings … the woodpecker has such a skinny neck! fav

[Ann H. LeFevre]

It's always fascinating when you catch the tongue- Great shot!!

[Elizabeth]

Great close-up!

[Rick]

Awesome capture.

[eDorre]

Wow! I learn lots from your shots! And enjoy them so much.

[haskar]

Fav!

[Casablanca]

Great shot! I never knew they had tongues either!

[Dione Giorgio]

I can see the long tongue but only because you mentioned it. Great clear close-up capture.

[wendy frost]

Brilliant capture Fav

[Shell]

Great shot. We don't have woodpeckers here in Australia

[4rky]

Great timing! Love that red crest

[Lynda McG]

Brilliant- fav

[sarah]

Fantastic closeup!!!

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Super capture fav!

[Monique]

Great shot

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot

[Junko Y]

WOW -- this is spectacular!

[Kathy A]

Great hairdo too