It has been mentioned about birds beaks so I thought I would start and post a few that I have taken. Here is the first. Long billed dowitcher
Nice pictures Kildale. I guess bird beaks and bills developed to suit their feeding habits and environments. A wader very similar to your Dowitcher is the Avocet. I don't have my own pic so 'borrowed' this from Wiki. The turned up bill to aid swishing side to side.
Finches have a characteristic shaped beak which has the appearance of looking very strong compared to other small birds with pointed beaks. Here is a chaffinch sat on the garden fence with his short strong beak.
Here are a couple from me. Spoonbill - you can see just how apt the name is from the shape of its bill. Raven. Its bill is thick and strong - ideal for tearing the flesh from carrion.
Am really quite enjoying this thread. The "shoveller" bill looks real strong. Nice pic too. The Finch is a good capture too Raddang. Like your spoon bill Eileen - that was a beaut.
Great pics. The Beak on the Raven looks very powerful - a bird I have never seen in the wilds - only ever at the Tower of London.
It is unlikely that I shall have anything other than garden birds to contribute here. But I DO like this thread and am finding it interesting trying to determine why bird beaks vary so much. Here are some from this afternoon We have not yet had a Blackbird. He often has to dig for worms so needs a strong beak. Robins seem to eat anything available despite their little pointy beak, and this one relished meal worms that I scattered. I don't know this bird (I am not good on identification) but think it is a Blackcap, its beak is rather similar to the finches. Finally, two that I do not know and would appreciate any suggestions. Not the best pictures for ident, sorry about that.
