Where'd My Eyes Go?
This Dark Morphed Red-tailed Hawk has the inner layer of it's eyelids closed.
This layer is called the nictitating membrane, which someone on the web defines as, "a whitish or translucent membrane that forms an inner eyelid in birds, reptiles, and some mammals. It can be drawn across the eye to protect it from dust and keep it moist."
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Where'd My Eyes Go?
This Dark Morphed Red-tailed Hawk has the inner layer of it's eyelids closed.
This layer is called the nictitating membrane, which someone on the web defines as, "a whitish or translucent membrane that forms an inner eyelid in birds, reptiles, and some mammals. It can be drawn across the eye to protect it from dust and keep it moist."
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Uploaded on March 3, 2022
Taken on March 3, 2021