#hoodedoriole #Gildedflicker female with #nictitatingmembrane for protection
#lessergoldfinch
#AZbirds

Daryll Marie is asking for raptor photos - here is a beautiful one! Red-shouldered hawk just beginning to cover its eye with the nictitating membrane.

#birds #raptor #naturephotography #redshoulderedhawk #nictitatingmembrane

目を半開きで

瞬膜も半開きが

一番化け猫っぽい。

#ねこ
#cat
#nictitatingmembrane

#gildedflicker. #saguarohome
#nictitatingmembrane #male #mustache #bib #azbirds

red eyed tree frog on a leaf with the nictitating membrane slightly raised.

The beautiful nictitating membrane of the red-eyed tree frog, protecting its eyes from drying out.

#amphibians
#redeyedtreefrog
#nictitatingmembrane
#costarica

#nictitatingmembrane - The “third eyelid”.

The money shot - An #Osprey milliseconds before hitting a #trout. To protect the eyes it uses the #nictitatingmembrane as a visor before touching the water. #wildlife #nature #birds🪶 #photography #PandionHaliaetus #fishhawk #bird #canonuk #wildlifephotography #ukwildlife
📍 #Leicestershire #UK

#gila
#nictitatingmembrane
#cardinals
#AZbirds

Nictitating membrane of an ostrich at Como Park Zoo, Saint Paul Minnesota. November 2024. #nictitatingmembrane #comoparkzoo #minnesota #ostrich

I didn’t realize #greyherons had a #nictitatingmembrane until I looked at this shot I took sometime in early June and caught this guy mid blick. It seems like some type of #birdphotography milestone #birds #OM1
#OMSystem #LuminarNEO

Zombie surveillance tekneek...sleeping with your eyes open!! 😳🤯 Also, freaks Mommie out a bit 😂😂 🐶🛑🧟‍♀️ #nictitatingmembrane #ZSHQ #dogs #DogsofTwittter